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Boston, MA Historical House Occupancy Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total Housing Units	273,665, see rank, 100%	2,816,875	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	251,212, 91.80%, see rank	90.12%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	85,814, 31.36%, see rank	56.12%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	165,398, 60.44%, see rank	33.99%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	22,453, 8.20%, see rank	9.88%	12.45%
For Rent	6,927, 2.53%, see rank	1.67%	2.34%
For Sale Only	1,325, 0.48%, see rank	0.74%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	5,596, 2.04%, see rank	0.77%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	2,358, 0.86%, see rank	4.29%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	4, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.03%
Other Vacant	6,243, 2.28%, see rank	2.40%	4.00%

US Census 2010 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total Housing Units	272,481, see rank, 100%	2,808,254	131,704,730
Occupied Housing Units	252,699, 92.74%, see rank	90.70%	88.62%
Owner Occupied	85,791, 31.49%, see rank	56.52%	57.69%
Renter Occupied	166,908, 61.25%, see rank	34.18%	30.93%
Vacant Housing Units	19,782, 7.26%, see rank	9.30%	11.38%
For Rent	9,169, 3.37%, see rank	2.37%	3.14%
For Sale Only	1,903, 0.70%, see rank	0.89%	1.44%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	1,222, 0.45%, see rank	0.36%	0.48%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	2,999, 1.10%, see rank	4.12%	3.53%
For Migrant Workers	3, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.02%
Other Vacant	4,486, 1.65%, see rank	1.55%	2.77%

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total Housing Units	272,587, see rank, 100%	2,804,206	131,642,457
Occupied Housing Units	248,704, 91.24%, see rank	90.07%	87.53%
Owner Occupied	85,151, 31.24%, see rank	56.91%	57.34%
Renter Occupied	163,553, 60.00%, see rank	33.16%	30.19%
Vacant Housing Units	23,883, 8.76%, see rank	9.93%	12.47%
For Rent	8,424, 3.09%, see rank	1.81%	2.50%
For Sale Only	1,952, 0.72%, see rank	0.83%	1.38%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	3,917, 1.44%, see rank	0.68%	0.91%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,822, 0.67%, see rank	4.15%	3.81%
For Migrant Workers	4, 0.00%, see rank	0.00%	0.03%
Other Vacant	7,764, 2.85%, see rank	2.47%	3.84%

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total Housing Units	270,470, see rank, 100%	2,786,077	130,038,080
Occupied Housing Units	245,857, 90.90%, see rank	90.18%	87.85%
Owner Occupied	85,893, 31.76%, see rank	57.73%	58.51%
Renter Occupied	159,964, 59.14%, see rank	32.45%	29.33%
Vacant Housing Units	24,613, 9.10%, see rank	9.82%	12.15%
For Rent	9,513, 3.52%, see rank	1.95%	2.53%
For Sale Only	2,229, 0.82%, see rank	0.85%	1.45%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	4,225, 1.56%, see rank	0.72%	0.95%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,655, 0.61%, see rank	3.97%	3.60%
For Migrant Workers	54, 0.02%, see rank	0.00%	0.03%
Other Vacant	6,937, 2.56%, see rank	2.32%	3.59%

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total Housing Units	260,619, see rank, 100%	2,727,374	127,699,712
Occupied Housing Units	237,397, 91.09%, see rank	90.40%	88.18%
Owner Occupied	88,468, 33.95%, see rank	58.73%	58.98%
Renter Occupied	148,929, 57.14%, see rank	31.67%	29.20%
Vacant Housing Units	23,222, 8.91%, see rank	9.60%	11.82%
For Rent	9,423, 3.62%, see rank	1.93%	2.52%
For Sale Only	2,127, 0.82%, see rank	0.82%	1.39%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	3,798, 1.46%, see rank	0.75%	0.99%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,624, 0.62%, see rank	3.82%	3.45%
For Migrant Workers	71, 0.03%, see rank	0.00%	0.03%
Other Vacant	6,179, 2.37%, see rank	2.27%	3.44%

US Census 2000 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Total Housing Units	251,935, see rank, 100%	2,621,989	115,904,641
Occupied Housing Units	239,528, 95.08%, see rank	93.20%	91.01%
Owner Occupied	77,226, 30.65%, see rank	57.52%	60.24%
Renter Occupied	162,302, 64.42%, see rank	35.68%	30.77%
Vacant Housing Units	12,407, 4.92%, see rank	6.80%	8.99%
For Rent	5,013, 1.99%, see rank	1.30%	2.26%
For Sale Only	775, 0.31%, see rank	0.41%	1.04%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	963, 0.38%, see rank	0.35%	0.61%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,568, 0.62%, see rank	3.58%	3.09%
For Migrant Workers	5, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.02%
Other Vacant	4,083, 1.62%, see rank	1.15%	1.98%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.