Table IRD 17. Number of housing and rental units in 1970 (U.S. Department 

 of Commerce 1971). 



County Number of units Number of rentals Percent rented 



15,5 

 27.1 

 29.3 

 28.2 

 25.7 

 21.0 

 43.6 

 14.7 

 25.4 

 21.7 



Region 630,843 160,237 25.4 



Table IRD 18. Number of housing units and vacancies in Southwest Florida in 

 1950, 1960, and 1970 (U.S. Department of Commerce 1961, 1971). 



Item 1950 1960 1970 



Region's percentage 



of Florida 24.0 28.0 25.0 



279 



