A few numbers out this week from the U.S. Census Bureau on home ownership and rental rates:

•  Rental vacancy rates for the Tacoma-Seattle metroplex: 1986: 3.1 percent; 2004: 10.8 percent; 2013: 4.3 percent.

•  Rental vacancy rates in Washington: 1986: 4.2 percent; 2004: 9.6 percent; 2013: 4.5 percent.

•  Rental vacancy rate in the U.S.: 1986: 7.3 percent; 2004: 10.2 percent; 2013: 8.3 percent.

•  Home ownership rates in Washington: 1986: 65.1 percent; 2004: 66 percent; 2013: 62.7 percent.

•  Home ownership rate in the Tacoma-Seattle metroplex: 1986: 63 percent; 2004: 64.1 percent; 2013: 61 percent.

•  Home ownership in the U.S.: 1986: 63.8 percent; 2004: 69 percent; 2013: 65.1 percent.