Home Ownership Rates
The homeownership rate declined in 2010 for the sixth
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 2010 was 66.9%, down from 67.4%
in 2009.
By region, home ownership in 2010 was highest in the Midwest
at 70.8%, followed by the South (69.0%), the Northeast (64.1%)
and the West (61.4%).
A distribution of housing units by occupancy follows for the
US:
| Type of Occupancy |
2001 Estimate (000) |
2002 Estimate (000) |
2003 Estimate (000) |
2004 Estimate (000) |
2005 Estimate (000) |
2006 Estimate (000) |
2007 Estimate (000) |
2008* Estimate (000) |
2009 Estimate (000)* |
2010 Estimate (000) |
| All Housing Units |
121,478 |
119,297 |
120,834 |
122,187 |
123,925 |
126,012 |
127,958 |
129,019 |
129,944 |
130,599 |
| Occupied |
107,010 |
104,965 |
105,560 |
106,588 |
108,231 |
109,575 |
110,306 |
110,475 |
111,159 |
111,860 |
| Owner-occupied |
72,593 |
71,278 |
72,054 |
73,575 |
74,553 |
75,380 |
75,159 |
74,931 |
74,892 |
74,791 |
| Renter-occupied |
34,417 |
33,687 |
33,506 |
33,013 |
33,678 |
34,195 |
35,147 |
35,544 |
36,267 |
37.069 |
| Vacant (including year-round and seasonal) |
14,470 |
14,332 |
15,274 |
15,599 |
15,694 |
16,437 |
17,652 |
18,543 |
18,785 |
18,739 |
|
*Revised |
The state with the highest home
ownership rate in 2010 was
West Virginia (79.0%), followed by New Hampshire (74.9%) and
Mississippi/South Carolina (both at 74.8%). The state
with the lowest home ownership rate in 2009 was the District of
Columbia (45.6%), followed by New York (54.5%) and
Hawaii/California (both at 56.1%). Maps
illustrating home ownership rate by state in
Adobe Acrobat format are as follows
Home Ownership Rates
Change in Home Ownership Rates
The following table illustrates 2001-2010 home ownership by
age of householder:
| Age of Householder |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Less than 35 years |
41.2% |
41.3% |
42.2% |
43.1% |
43.0% |
42.6% |
41.7% |
41.0% |
39.7% |
39.1% |
| 35 to 44 years |
68.2% |
68.6% |
68.3% |
69.2% |
69.3% |
68.9% |
67.8% |
67.0% |
66.2% |
65.0% |
| 45 to 54 years |
76.7% |
76.3% |
76.6% |
77.2% |
76.6% |
76.2% |
75.4% |
75.0% |
74.4% |
73.5% |
| 55 to 64 years |
81.3% |
81.1% |
81.4% |
81.7% |
81.2% |
80.9% |
80.6% |
80.1% |
79.5% |
79.0% |
| 65 years or over |
80.3% |
80.6% |
80.5% |
81.1% |
80.6% |
80.9% |
80.4% |
80.1% |
80.5% |
80.5% |
The following table illustrates 2001-2010 home ownership rate
by type of household:
| Type of Household |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| All Households |
67.8% |
67.9% |
68.3% |
69.0% |
68.9% |
68.8% |
68.1% |
67.8% |
67.4% |
66.9% |
| Married Couple Families |
82.9% |
82.9% |
83.3% |
84.0% |
84.2% |
84.1% |
83.8% |
83.4% |
82.8% |
82.1% |
| Male Householder Family, No Wife Present |
57.9% |
57.3% |
57.9% |
59.6% |
59.1% |
58.9% |
57.4% |
57.6% |
56.9% |
56.9% |
| Female Householder Family, No Husband Present |
49.9% |
49.2% |
49.6% |
50.9% |
51.0% |
51.3% |
49.9% |
49.5% |
49.2% |
48.6% |
| One-Person Household, Male Householder |
48.2% |
48.6% |
50.0% |
50.5% |
50.3% |
50.5% |
50.2% |
50.6% |
50.9% |
51.3% |
| One-Person Household, Female Householder |
59.0% |
59.6% |
59.1% |
59.9% |
59.6% |
59.8% |
59.1% |
58.6% |
58.6% |
58.6% |
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