Home Ownership Rates
The homeownership rate declined in 2008 for the fourth
straight year according to the Housing Vacancy
Survey, conducted by the US Census Bureau in conjunction with
the Current Population Survey.
The home ownership rate for 2008 was 67.8%, down from 68.1%
in 2007.
By region, home ownership in 2008 was highest in the Midwest
at 71.7%, followed by the South (69.9%), the Northeast (64.6%)
and the West (63.0%).
A distribution of housing units by occupancy follows for the
US:
| Type of Occupancy |
1999 Estimate (000) |
2000 Estimate (000) |
2001 Estimate (000) |
2002 Estimate (000) |
2003 Estimate (000) |
2004 Estimate (000) |
2005 Estimate (000) |
2006 Estimate (000) |
2007 Estimate (000) |
2008 Estimate (000) |
| All Housing Units |
119,044 |
119,628 |
121,478 |
119,297 |
120,834 |
122,187 |
123,925 |
126,012 |
127,958 |
130,113 |
| Occupied |
104,928 |
105,728 |
107,010 |
104,965 |
105,560 |
106,588 |
108,231 |
109,575 |
110,306 |
111,409 |
| Owner-occupied |
70,097 |
71,250 |
72,593 |
71,278 |
72,054 |
73,575 |
74,553 |
75,380 |
75,159 |
75,566 |
| Renter-occupied |
34,831 |
34,470 |
34,417 |
33,687 |
33,506 |
33,013 |
33,678 |
34,195 |
35,147 |
35,843 |
| Vacant (including year-round and seasonal) |
14,116 |
13,908 |
14,470 |
14,332 |
15,274 |
15,599 |
15,694 |
16,437 |
17,652 |
18,704 |
The state with the highest home ownership rate in 2007 was
West Virginia (77.8%), followed by Delaware and Utah (76.2%). The state
with the lowest home ownership rate in 2007 was the District of
Columbia (44.1%), followed by New York (55.0%) and
California(57.5%). Maps
illustrating home ownership rate by state are as follows:
- 2008 home ownership rate: Acrobat
- 2007 home ownership rate: Acrobat
- 2006 home ownership rate: Acrobat
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- 2001 home ownership rate: GIF | Acrobat
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- 1997 home ownership rate: GIF | Acrobat
- 1996 home ownership rate: GIF | Acrobat
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The following table illustrates 1999-2008 home ownership by
age of householder:
| Age of Householder |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Less than 35 years |
39.7% |
40.7% |
41.2% |
41.3% |
42.2% |
43.1% |
43.0% |
42.6% |
41.7% |
41.0% |
| 35 to 44 years |
67.2% |
67.8% |
68.2% |
68.6% |
68.3% |
69.2% |
69.3% |
68.9% |
67.8% |
67.0% |
| 45 to 54 years |
76.0% |
76.5% |
76.7% |
76.3% |
76.6% |
77.2% |
76.6% |
76.2% |
75.4% |
75.0% |
| 55 to 64 years |
81.0% |
80.3% |
81.3% |
81.1% |
81.4% |
81.7% |
81.2% |
80.9% |
80.6% |
80.1% |
| 65 years or over |
80.1% |
80.4% |
80.3% |
80.6% |
80.5% |
81.1% |
80.6% |
80.9% |
80.4% |
80.1% |
The following table illustrates 1999-2008 home ownership rate
by type of household:
| Type of Household |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| All Households |
66.8% |
67.4% |
67.8% |
67.9% |
68.3% |
69.0% |
68.9% |
68.8% |
68.1% |
67.8% |
| Married Couple Families |
81.8% |
82.4% |
82.9% |
82.9% |
83.3% |
84.0% |
84.2% |
84.1% |
83.8% |
83.4% |
| Male Householder Family, No Wife Present |
56.1% |
57.5% |
57.9% |
57.3% |
57.9% |
59.6% |
59.1% |
58.9% |
57.4% |
57.6% |
| Female Householder Family, No Husband Present |
48.2% |
49.1% |
49.9% |
49.2% |
49.6% |
50.9% |
51.0% |
51.3% |
49.9% |
49.5% |
| One-Person Household, Male Householder |
46.3% |
47.4% |
48.2% |
48.6% |
50.0% |
50.5% |
50.3% |
50.5% |
50.2% |
50.6% |
| One-Person Household, Female Householder |
57.6% |
58.1% |
59.0% |
59.6% |
59.1% |
59.9% |
59.6% |
59.8% |
59.1% |
58.6% |
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