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




Annual Statistics: 2005


Table 12.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  1960 to 2005


                                    1960    1961    1962    1963    1964    1965    1966    1967    1968

United States...................   62.1    62.4    63.0    63.1    63.1    63.3    63.4    63.6    63.9
  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1...   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    59.7    60.0    60.2    60.5
    In central  cities\1........   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    48.0    48.3    48.3    48.6
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)\1.................   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    72.0    72.0    71.6    71.8
  Outside Metropolitan Areas\1..   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    69.1    69.9    70.0    70.3

  Northeast.....................   55.5    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    57.7    57.7    58.1    59.1
  Midwest.......................   66.4    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    68.6    68.5    68.7    68.9
  South.........................   63.4    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    64.4    65.3    65.1    65.0
  West..........................   62.2    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    59.3    60.5    61.0    60.6

                                    1969    1970    1971    1972    1973    1974    1975    1976    1977

United States...................   64.3    64.2    64.2    64.4    64.5    64.6    64.6    64.7    64.8
  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1...   60.6    60.3    60.2    60.7    60.7    61.0    61.1    61.3    61.0
    In central  cities\1........   48.9    48.9    48.9    49.8    49.4    49.7    49.5    49.5    49.0
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)\1.................   71.6    70.6    70.2    70.6    70.9    70.9    70.9    71.0    70.8
  Outside Metropolitan Areas\1..   71.4    71.6    71.8    72.2    72.8    72.6    72.1    72.2    73.0

  Northeast.....................   58.8    58.1    58.5    58.7    54.8    58.8    59.2    59.8    60.3
  Midwest.......................   69.7    69.5    69.4    69.3    70.5    70.4    70.2    69.7    69.4
  South.........................   65.5    66.0    66.5    66.4    66.5    66.3    66.0    66.4    67.1
  West..........................   61.2    60.0    60.2    61.0    60.3    60.6    60.8    60.9    59.8


                                    1978    1979    1980    1981    1982   1983    1984    1985    1986

United States...................   65.0    65.6    65.6    65.4    64.8    64.6    64.5    63.9    63.8
  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1...   61.2    61.7    61.6    61.5    61.0    60.9    60.8    60.2    61.2
    In central  cities\1........   49.4    49.7    49.6    49.4    49.1    49.2    49.0    47.7    48.5
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)\1.................   70.7    71.2    70.8    70.8    70.0    69.8    69.7    69.1    70.8
  Outside Metropolitan Areas\1..   73.0    73.8    74.1    73.8    73.0    72.9    72.3    71.9    72.3

  Northeast.....................   60.6    60.7    60.8    60.8    61.1    61.5    61.2    60.8    61.4
  Midwest.......................   69.3    69.6    69.8    69.7    69.4    69.3    68.4    66.9    66.9
  South.........................   67.9    68.6    68.7    68.2    66.7    67.0    67.0    66.4    66.1
  West..........................   59.2    60.3    60.0    60.2    59.4    58.2    58.5    59.0    58.3


Table 12.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  1960 to 2005


                                   1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993  1993\r    1994    1995

United States...................   64.0    63.8    63.9    63.9    64.1    64.1    64.5    64.0    64.0    64.7
  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1...   61.4    61.3    61.3    61.3    61.4    61.6    62.0    61.5    61.7    62.7
    In central  cities\1........   48.7    48.3    48.7    48.7    48.7    49.3    49.2    48.6    48.5    49.5
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)\1.................   70.8    70.6    70.2    70.1    70.2    70.1    70.7    70.3    70.3    71.2
  Outside Metropolitan Areas\1..   72.8    72.6    72.8    73.2    73.2    72.8    72.9    72.6    72.0    72.7

  Northeast.....................   61.7    61.3    62.0    62.6    62.3    62.5    62.4    61.8    61.5    62.0
  Midwest.......................   67.3    67.5    67.7    67.5    67.2    67.2    67.4    67.1    67.7    69.2
  South.........................   66.3    65.8    65.9    65.7    66.1    65.8    66.1    65.7    65.6    66.7
  West..........................   58.4    58.5    57.8    58.0    58.6    59.3    60.4    59.9    59.4    59.2


Table 12.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  1960 to 2005

                                   1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002  2002\r    2003    2004

United States...................    65.4    65.7   66.3    66.8    67.4     67.8   67.9    67.9    68.3    69.0
  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1...    63.4    63.7   64.2    64.7    65.5     66.1   66.1    66.1    66.5    67.3
    In central  cities\1........    49.7    49.9   50.0    50.4    51.4     51.9   51.8    51.7    52.3    53.1
    Not in central cities
    (suburbs)\1.................    72.2    72.5   73.2    73.6    74.0     74.6   74.7    74.7    75.0    75.7
  Outside Metropolitan Areas\1..    73.5    73.7   74.7    75.4    75.2    75.0    75.3    75.4    75.6    76.3

  Northeast.....................    62.2    62.4   62.6    63.1    63.4    63.7    64.3    64.3    64.4    65.0
  Midwest.......................    70.6    70.5   71.1    71.7    72.6    73.1    73.1    73.1    73.2    73.8
  South.........................    67.5   68.0    68.6    69.1    69.6    69.8    69.7    69.7    70.1    70.9
  West..........................    59.2    59.6   60.5    60.9    61.7    62.6    62.5    62.5    63.4    64.2

                                   2005

United States...................   68.9
  Inside Core-Based
  Statistical Areas (CBSAs\1)………   67.4
    In central cities\1.........   54.2
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)...................   76.4
  Outside Core-Based
  Statistical Areas (CBSAs\1)………   76.3

  Northeast.....................   65.2
  Midwest.......................   73.1
  South.........................   70.8
  West..........................   64.4


\1 Approximately every 10 years, metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area definitions are redefined by the Office
of Management and Budget.  Therefore metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data for 1986 to 1994, 1995 to 2004,
and 2005 and later are not comparable to each other.  See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.
NA Not available.
\r Revised.



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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: March 01, 2006