U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Third Quarter 2008

Table 5. Homeownership Rates for the United States: 1968 to 2008

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Year First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
2008 67.8 68.1 67.9  
2007 68.4 68.2 68.2 67.8
2006 68.5 68.7 69.0 68.9
2005 69.1 68.6 68.8 69.0
2004 68.6 69.2 69.0 69.2
2003 68.0 68.0 68.4 68.6
2002(r) 67.8 67.6 68.0 68.3
2002 67.8 67.6 68.0 68.3
2001 67.5 67.7 68.1 68.0
2000 67.1 67.2 67.7 67.5
1999 66.7 66.6 67.0 66.9
1998 65.9 66.0 66.8 66.4
1997 65.4 65.7 66.0 65.7
1996 65.1 65.4 65.6 65.4
1995 64.2 64.7 65.0 65.1
1994 63.8 63.8 64.1 64.2
1993(r) 63.7 63.9 64.2 64.2
1993 64.2 64.4 64.7 64.6
1992 64.0 63.9 64.3 64.4
1991 63.9 63.9 64.2 64.2
1990 64.0 63.7 64.0 64.1
1989(r) 63.9 63.8 64.1 63.8
1989 63.9 63.9 64.0 63.8
1988 63.7 63.7 64.0 63.8
1987 63.8 63.8 64.2 64.1
1986 63.6 63.8 63.8 63.9
1985 64.1 64.1 63.9 63.5
1984 64.6 64.6 64.6 64.1
1983 64.7 64.7 64.8 64.4
1982 64.8 64.9 64.9 64.5
1981 65.6 65.3 65.6 65.2
1980 65.5 65.5 65.8 65.5
1979(r) 64.8 64.9 65.8 65.4
1979 65.3 65.1 66.0 65.8
1978 64.8 64.4 65.2 65.4
1977 64.8 64.5 65.0 64.9
1976 64.6 64.6 64.9 64.8
1975 64.4 64.9 64.6 64.5
1974 64.8 64.8 64.6 64.4
1973 64.9 64.4 64.4 64.4
1972 64.3 64.5 64.3 64.4
1971 64.0 64.1 64.4 64.5
1970 64.3 64.0 64.4 64.0
1969 64.1 64.4 64.4 64.4
1968 63.6 64.1 64.1 63.6
Footnotes
In percent.
(r)  Revised
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division