Table 14. Homeownership Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 1997


                                         1986     1987     1988     1989     1990     1991     1992


    Inside Metropolitan Areas........    61.2     61.4     61.3     61.3     61.3     61.4     61.6

  Akron, OH..........................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY........    62.4     63.9     59.0     64.7     69.9     70.3     70.7
**Atlanta, GA........................    57.5     58.5     61.0     61.5     61.0     62.3     62.8
**Austin-San Marcos, TX..............      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Baltimore, MD......................    58.8     58.2     60.4     62.9     63.0     62.8     62.5
* Bergen-Passaic, NJ.................    58.6     59.5     61.2     60.9     61.4     61.5     61.8
**Birmingham, AL.....................    68.6     65.6     63.6     64.1     65.7     68.3     70.2
**Boston, MA-NH\1....................    55.9     56.3     56.6     55.6     55.0     56.4     58.1
  Buffalo, NY........................    64.1     63.8     61.4     62.3     61.4     63.0     65.9
* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC    63.0     62.3     63.0     64.8     64.8     67.3     65.1
**Chicago, IL........................    54.7     55.3     55.7     56.1     56.9     56.5     56.6
**Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN...............    63.8     64.5     62.7     60.9     57.9     59.5     61.0
**Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2......    64.7     65.3     65.4     64.5     64.5     64.4     62.9
**Columbus, OH.......................    59.2     63.4     61.9     60.3     61.8     64.4     68.1
**Dallas, TX.........................    51.2     50.4     51.2     53.0     54.0     52.9     51.5
* Dayton-Springfield, OH.............    62.8     62.6     63.3     66.6     67.6     68.9     68.3
  Denver, CO.........................    60.7     60.6     61.3     58.4     55.7     58.1     59.4
  Detroit, MI........................    70.5     71.3     72.3     72.7     71.4     69.2     69.3
**Fresno, CA.........................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
* Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3...............    74.3     69.7     66.1     68.2     68.2     67.1     68.3
**Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX............    64.8     62.0     63.7     66.8     61.4     66.2     65.5
**Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
**Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,NC 68.2     69.1     66.9     67.2     68.2     67.6     68.8
**Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
* Hartford, CT.......................    68.3     64.9     62.2     63.9     65.5     59.4     60.3
  Honolulu, HI.......................    50.0     50.3     52.2     52.2     52.9     53.3     52.6
**Houston, TX........................    56.3     60.0     57.2     54.9     53.9     53.6     53.2
**Indianapolis, IN...................    61.4     63.8     59.2     56.7     55.3     56.1     59.6
  Jacksonville, FL...................    61.0     60.5     57.4     58.5     61.0     59.2     63.2
**Kansas City, MO-KS.................    63.8     63.3     64.1     63.0     61.7     64.0     66.3
**Las Vegas, NV-AZ...................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.........    48.3     48.6     48.5     47.4     47.9     48.0     48.5
**Louisville, KY-IN..................    66.4     70.6     72.8     69.6     69.3     68.6     66.1
**Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................    60.2     61.7     61.2     61.6     60.8     58.9     58.7
* Miami, FL\4........................    47.9     51.6     48.9     47.8     47.9     50.1     50.5
* Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ...    67.5     69.6     71.2     73.0     72.4     70.9     71.7
  Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5...........    65.9     68.7     68.9     71.9     72.2     70.7     66.5
**Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........    64.2     65.8     64.5     62.4     62.5     63.0     61.5
* Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.................    76.6     76.7     75.0     76.9     76.1     74.2     74.4
  Nashville, TN......................    60.6     58.5     55.6     53.9     57.3     54.1     56.8
* Nassau-Suffolk, NY.................    81.8     83.6     79.0     77.4     81.8     80.9     80.0
**New Orleans, LA....................    59.9     58.5     56.7     56.7     59.9     58.0     53.1
  New York, NY.......................    32.1     32.9     32.7     34.3     34.0     33.0     34.0
**Newark, NJ.........................    62.0     62.8     61.6     62.9     60.7     62.7     62.6
**Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News,VA 57.2     58.6     62.5     63.4     62.6     63.0     64.1
* Oakland, CA........................    57.0     59.1     59.4     56.2     54.2     53.9     52.2
  Oklahoma City, OK..................    67.8     69.8     68.8     67.5     65.1     61.9     61.0
**Omaha, NE-IA.......................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
* Orange County, CA\6................    57.3     59.4     55.7     52.9     55.1     57.4     58.4
**Orlando, FL........................    71.2     69.4     67.0     67.2     66.8     65.4     61.0
**Philadelphia, PA-NJ................    69.8     68.9     70.5     71.8     73.6     73.5     71.5
**Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7.................    61.8     62.5     66.1     65.4     64.3     65.4     68.7
**Pittsburgh, PA.....................    70.5     71.3     72.2     71.7     71.9     71.7     71.3
**Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8........    65.2     65.4     64.9     64.0     66.5     67.1     62.4
* Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI    63.0     61.2     62.2     62.4     59.5     59.2     58.3
**Raleigh-Durham-Chapel HIll, NC.....      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Richmond-Petersburg, VA............    71.5     70.7     73.6     71.9     69.4     66.6     64.5
**Rochester, NY......................    61.7     64.3     66.3     65.6     65.9     64.0     66.1
  Sacramento, CA.....................    54.3     53.1     49.4     51.7     53.5     56.0     60.4
* Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT...........    71.2     71.7     70.8     72.8     73.6     73.8     71.1
**San Antonio, TX....................    60.1     58.1     57.2     58.0     57.9     56.7     54.1
* San Bernardino-Riverside, CA.......    65.9     64.9     66.6     65.3     60.0     60.1     63.8
* San Diego, CA......................    53.6     55.0     51.7     48.7     51.2     54.8     55.5
  San Francisco, CA..................    48.7     48.2     52.8     52.3     48.8     53.8     53.5
* San Jose, CA.......................    50.9     55.4     61.2     63.4     63.2     62.4     63.7
**Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton.....      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
**Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9.....    63.0     63.8     64.0     64.7     64.8     65.0     64.1
**St. Louis, MO-IL...................    64.8     62.1     59.3     58.5     59.4     60.7     60.5
**Syracuse, NY.......................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.    67.6     67.2     66.8     65.6     67.0     69.9     68.5
  Tucson, AZ.........................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Tulsa, OK..........................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Ventura, CA........................      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
**Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10.........    60.2     61.9     62.4     63.0     63.2     62.4     62.8
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL.....      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA


Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions, while 1995 and later 
data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions. See Source and Accuracy section 
for explanation.


rRevised.

*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available

\1  Formerly titled Boston, MA.
\2  Includes former Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA
\3  Formerly titled Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL.
\4  Formerly titled Miami-Hialeh, FL.
\5  Formerly titled Milwaukee, WI.
\6  Formerly titled Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA.
\7  Formerly titled Phoenix, AZ.
\8  Formerly titled Portland, OR.
\9  Formerly titled Seattle, WA.
\10 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA.


Table 14. Homeownership Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 1997 - Continued


                                         1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996     1997


    Inside Metropolitan Areas........    62.0     61.5     61.7     62.7     63.4     63.7

  Akron, OH..........................      NA       NA     64.5     63.6     65.4     63.3
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY........    69.2     68.9     66.8     64.7     64.4     70.5
**Atlanta, GA........................    62.1     61.9     59.4     64.1     68.4     69.4
**Austin-San Marcos, TX..............      NA       NA     56.5     60.1     56.7     52.3
  Baltimore, MD......................    61.9     61.8     61.9     64.4     65.6     71.6
* Bergen-Passaic, NJ.................    60.0     59.3     59.1     61.4     62.4     59.9
**Birmingham, AL.....................    70.4     70.0     70.6     67.4     64.8     65.0
**Boston, MA-NH\1....................    57.9     57.4     57.5     59.2     60.2     59.5
  Buffalo, NY........................    65.2     64.7     62.9     64.1     66.4     67.7
* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC    64.3     63.7     68.0     72.6     72.9     74.5
**Chicago, IL........................    56.0     55.3     57.4     64.6     65.8     65.4
**Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN...............    64.3     64.1     66.4     64.5     70.5     73.9
**Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2......    62.5     62.1     63.7     70.2     74.0     72.6
**Columbus, OH.......................    66.5     66.1     62.0     58.9     58.6     56.1
**Dallas, TX.........................    52.9     52.2     53.6     58.7     60.3     59.0
* Dayton-Springfield, OH.............    66.3     65.8     63.7     61.1     59.5     63.0
  Denver, CO.........................    61.1     60.7     61.7     65.9     65.5     67.5
  Detroit, MI........................    72.0     71.7     70.3     69.6     71.6     71.8
**Fresno, CA.........................      NA       NA     60.5     51.5     51.6     55.2
* Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3...............    69.7     69.4     69.0     68.8     67.5     67.8
**Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX............    60.5     60.0     58.4     59.9     60.3     60.5
**Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..      NA       NA     70.3     75.0     72.5     69.0
**Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point,NC 72.1     71.9     71.2     71.3     68.3     69.5
**Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC      NA       NA     71.6     69.8     71.5     73.0
* Hartford, CT.......................    59.2     58.7     61.2     66.1     66.5     66.2
  Honolulu, HI.......................    52.4     51.9     51.5     49.1     49.1     48.5
**Houston, TX........................    55.4     54.8     54.4     56.2     56.3     58.1
**Indianapolis, IN...................    59.5     59.0     57.3     63.7     69.6     71.0
  Jacksonville, FL...................    62.1     61.7     63.9     66.6     66.6     67.4
**Kansas City, MO-KS.................    63.9     63.6     63.0     69.2     69.5     68.7
**Las Vegas, NV-AZ...................      NA       NA     50.3     55.1     56.8     57.2
* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.........    49.5     48.7     48.9     48.1     46.8     47.7
**Louisville, KY-IN..................    67.4     67.1     69.5     69.9     71.2     72.9
**Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................    55.9     55.3     52.8     61.6     61.3     55.5
* Miami, FL\4........................    52.3     51.6     51.4     50.9     51.9     52.7
* Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ...    73.8     73.3     71.2     72.9     70.4     67.5
  Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5...........    61.7     61.2     59.5     62.4     62.4     63.3
**Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........    60.1     59.7     62.5     66.6     71.3     71.9
* Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.................    75.3     75.0     74.3     76.5     76.8     76.7
  Nashville, TN......................    54.2     53.8     56.3     62.5     66.5     69.8
* Nassau-Suffolk, NY.................    80.2     80.0     78.7     79.6     81.4     80.6
**New Orleans, LA....................    52.1     51.6     56.5     58.3     59.8     61.1
  New York, NY.......................    34.0     33.4     33.5     32.8     33.0     33.4
**Newark, NJ.........................    61.1     60.5     60.7     64.0     62.7     60.6
**Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News,VA 64.9     64.5     64.7     62.5     65.6     61.8
* Oakland, CA........................    56.3     55.7     58.1     57.0     57.2     59.3
  Oklahoma City, OK..................    66.2     65.6     68.2     69.6     66.9     65.0
**Omaha, NE-IA.......................      NA       NA     65.2     66.3     67.2     66.5
* Orange County, CA\6................    59.7     58.7     58.6     58.8     61.5     64.6
**Orlando, FL........................    60.6     60.2     59.6     61.7     66.5     62.5
**Philadelphia, PA-NJ................    71.5     71.2     69.6     69.1     69.4     71.4
**Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7.................    70.3     69.7     69.5     66.2     65.1     65.5
**Pittsburgh, PA.....................    70.8     70.6     70.8     71.6     71.2     72.7
**Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8........    59.2     58.8     57.3     60.3     61.5     61.1
* Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI    59.6     59.2     57.8     56.9     57.0     59.5
**Raleigh-Durham-Chapel HIll, NC.....      NA       NA     58.9     62.3     65.2     66.7
  Richmond-Petersburg, VA............    67.3     66.6     65.9     65.4     62.1     62.1
**Rochester, NY......................    70.7     70.4     68.4     68.0     68.4     65.9
  Sacramento, CA.....................    64.1     63.7     59.0     58.3     56.9     54.8
* Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT...........    69.9     69.4     71.4     74.4     75.9     74.3
**San Antonio, TX....................    54.5     54.1     56.4     54.9     57.1     59.9
* San Bernardino-Riverside, CA.......    65.3     64.7     62.6     61.8     62.9     60.9
* San Diego, CA......................    56.1     55.4     56.6     57.8     54.9     55.2
  San Francisco, CA..................    50.3     49.9     47.9     53.8     50.4     48.9
* San Jose, CA.......................    64.2     63.7     60.7     58.7     59.6     63.8
**Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton.....      NA       NA     68.1     67.2     72.0     73.1
**Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9.....    65.0     64.5     63.4     61.0     62.5     63.1
**St. Louis, MO-IL...................    66.1     65.7     69.0     66.7     66.9     68.0
**Syracuse, NY.......................      NA       NA     68.5     64.7     61.7     62.7
  Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.    67.2     66.9     66.0     68.1     68.0     68.7
  Tucson, AZ.........................      NA       NA     57.8     54.9     51.7     54.4
  Tulsa, OK..........................      NA       NA     65.9     65.9     64.4     61.2
  Ventura, CA........................      NA       NA     60.7     69.5     69.3     67.6
**Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10.........    63.0     62.1     61.5     62.3     63.1     64.6
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL.....      NA       NA     72.3     74.9     73.3     69.2


Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions, while 1995 and later 
data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions. See Source and Accuracy section 
for explanation.


rRevised.

*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available

\1  Formerly titled Boston, MA.
\2  Includes former Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA
\3  Formerly titled Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL.
\4  Formerly titled Miami-Hialeh, FL.
\5  Formerly titled Milwaukee, WI.
\6  Formerly titled Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA.
\7  Formerly titled Phoenix, AZ.
\8  Formerly titled Portland, OR.
\9  Formerly titled Seattle, WA.
\10 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA.