Table 18.  Homeownership Rates for the South, by Age of Householder,

                  and for Married-couple Families:  1982 to 2005



                          1982    1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989



South, total..........   66.7    67.0    67.0    66.4    66.1    66.3    65.8    65.9



   Less than 25 years.   23.5    23.4    21.8    21.4    22.6    19.9    19.1    19.8

   25 to 29 years.....   41.2    41.5    41.6    40.8    39.9    39.4    37.9    37.9

   30 to 34 years.....   58.3    56.2    56.8    55.8    54.9    54.9    54.5    53.6

   35 to 39 years.....   68.3    67.8    67.4    66.6    66.3    65.6    64.4    64.6

   40 to 44 years.....   73.4    74.3    74.1    72.7    71.6    72.5    72.2    69.9

   45 to 49 years.....   76.4    76.2    77.0    77.2    75.4    76.1    76.3    75.7

   50 to 54 years.....   80.2    80.3    80.2    79.6    80.0    79.0    79.4    79.9

   55 to 59 years.....   81.5    81.8    82.1    80.7    80.9    81.7    80.8    80.9

   60 to 64 years.....   82.6    82.7    82.6    82.8    82.6    82.4    81.1    82.0

   65 to 69 years.....   81.1    81.7    82.4    82.1    81.1    81.8    82.9    82.8

   70 to 74 years.....   78.6    79.2    79.7    81.5    82.6    82.9    81.4    82.6

   75 years and over..   76.9    78.1    77.6    76.7    76.5    77.4    77.3    77.3



     Less than 35 year   43.2    43.0    42.9    42.2    42.1    41.6    40.9    40.6

     35 to 44 years...   70.7    70.8    70.5    69.4    68.7    68.8    68.0    67.2

     45 to 54 years...   78.4    78.3    78.6    78.4    77.6    77.5    77.8    77.6

     55 to 64 years...   82.0    82.3    82.4    81.8    81.7    82.1    80.9    81.4

     65 years and over   78.8    79.6    79.7    79.8    79.7    80.3    80.2    80.5

                         70.7    70.8    70.5    69.4    68.7    68.8     68.0    67.2



                         1990    1991    1992    1993  1993\r    1994    1995    1996



South, total..........   65.7    66.1    65.8    66.1    65.7    65.6    66.7    67.5



   Less than 25 years.   18.4    18.3    17.5    18.8    18.7    18.0    18.7    21.9

   25 to 29 years.....   37.2    35.7    36.2    35.8    35.4    35.1    36.8    38.0

   30 to 34 years.....   51.2    52.4    51.2    51.7    51.5    52.0    54.6     53.7

   35 to 39 years.....   63.9    62.6    60.2    61.9    61.5    61.7    63.4     62.4

   40 to 44 years.....   70.4    70.2    69.8    69.7    69.3    68.6    69.1     70.1

   45 to 49 years.....   75.0    74.9    75.0    74.4    74.2    74.3    73.9     75.5

   50 to 54 years.....   78.8    78.4    78.0    77.9    78.0    77.8    78.6     78.2

   55 to 59 years.....   80.2    81.3    80.6    80.5    80.7    79.6    80.6     81.4

   60 to 64 years.....   82.2    83.1    84.2    83.0    83.2    82.0    82.8     83.9

   65 to 69 years.....   82.5    84.3    83.0    83.3    83.2    83.2    84.2     86.3

   70 to 74 years.....   83.0    82.5    83.1    83.7    83.7    84.3    84.1     85.4

   75 years and over..   78.7    79.4    78.7    78.4    78.4    79.4    80.5     81.1



     Less than 35 year   39.3    39.4    39.1    39.4    39.0    38.8    40.6     41.1

     35 to 44 years...   67.0    66.3    64.8    65.6    65.2    64.9    66.1    66.2

     45 to 54 years...   76.7    76.5    76.3    76.0    75.9    75.9    76.0     76.6

     55 to 64 years...   81.2    82.2    82.4    81.8    81.9    80.8    81.7     82.6

     65 years and over   81.0    81.7    81.2    81.3    81.3    81.9    82.6     83.8



                         1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002  2002\r    2003



South, total..........   68.0    68.6     69.1   69.6    69.8    69.7    69.7    70.1



   Less than 25 years.   21.6    21.5     22.7   23.7    23.0    23.7    23.7    23.2

   25 to 29 years.....   37.7    38.7     38.4   40.1    42.3    40.0    40.0    41.5

   30 to 34 years.....   53.9    56.5     55.7   56.6    57.2    56.7    56.7    57.9

   35 to 39 years.....   63.2    64.5     65.9   66.9    66.4    66.9    66.9    65.7

   40 to 44 years.....   70.8    71.3     72.2   72.4    71.8    71.9    71.9    72.0

   45 to 49 years.....   76.2    75.5     75.3   75.7    76.6    76.5    76.5    77.0

   50 to 54 years.....   79.7    79.7     79.8   80.7    80.0    80.2    80.2    80.5

   55 to 59 years.....   81.9    81.5     82.6   82.8    83.6    83.1    83.1    83.0

   60 to 64 years.....   83.5    84.8     84.3   83.4    85.0    84.6    84.6    84.3

   65 to 69 years.....   85.8    85.2     86.3   85.8    84.5    85.4    85.4    86.3

   70 to 74 years.....   85.7    85.2     86.7   86.4    86.9    87.0    87.0    86.1

   75 years and over..   82.1    82.2     82.3   83.5    83.3    83.4    83.4    84.5



     Less than 35 year   40.8    42.0     41.6   42.4    43.1    42.2    42.2    43.1

     35 to 44 years...    66.9    67.9    69.1    69.7    69.2    69.5   69.5    69.0

     45 to 54 years...   77.8    77.5     77.4   78.0    78.2    78.3    78.3    78.6

     55 to 64 years...   82.7    83.1     83.4   83.1    84.2    83.8    83.8    83.6

     65 years and over   84.1    83.9     84.6   84.9    84.6    84.9    84.9    85.4



                         2004    2005



South, total..........   70.9     70.8



   Less than 25 years.   26.2     26.5

   25 to 29 years.....   40.8     42.2

   30 to 34 years.....   58.8     57.7

   35 to 39 years.....   67.9     67.9

   40 to 44 years.....   73.2     72.5

   45 to 49 years.....   78.3     77.0

   50 to 54 years.....   80.2     80.3

   55 to 59 years.....   83.2     82.7

   60 to 64 years.....   84.6     84.6

   65 to 69 years.....   87.7     86.8

   70 to 74 years.....   87.7     86.7

   75 years and over..   84.8     84.9



     Less than 35 year   43.7     43.8

     35 to 44 years...   70.7     70.3

     45 to 54 years...   79.2     78.5

     55 to 64 years...   83.8     83.6

     65 years and over   86.3     85.9



Table 18.  Homeownership Rates for the South, by Age of Householder,

                  and for Married-couple Families:  1982 to 2005 - Continued



                          1982    1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989



South, total..........   66.7    67.0    67.0    66.4    66.1    66.3    65.8    65.9



Married couple familie   78.7    78.8    78.8    78.7    78.9    79.3    79.6    78.8

   Less than 25 years.   36.5    36.7    35.6    35.2    36.4    33.2    33.4    31.5

   25 to 29 years.....   55.7    56.6    56.3    55.2    56.0    55.2    53.9    53.8

   30 to 34 years.....   71.5    69.2    69.9    69.9    68.5    70.1    70.6    67.8

   35 to 39 years.....   79.1    78.7    78.7    78.6    79.6    78.6    78.1    78.7

   40 to 44 years.....   83.4    83.9    83.7    83.9    83.2    83.9    84.1    82.2

   45 to 49 years.....   86.3    85.6    86.2    85.8    85.1    86.4    86.5    86.0

   50 to 54 years.....   88.8    88.4    88.5    88.0    88.4    87.1    89.0    90.1

   55 to 59 years.....   90.3    89.7    89.9    89.5    90.2    90.5    89.6    89.7

   60 to 64 years.....   91.2    90.6    90.7    91.5    91.5    90.9    90.6    90.5

   65 to 69 years.....   89.3    91.5    91.3    91.3    90.2    90.6    92.1    91.6

   70 to 74 years.....   90.5    90.0    88.5    89.9    91.9    92.1    91.7    91.6

   75 years and over..   86.9    88.2    87.2    86.5    88.0    89.6    88.5    90.2



     Less than 35 year   58.5    58.5    58.7    58.3    58.5    58.8    59.0    57.0

     35 to 44 years...   81.1    81.1    81.0    81.0    81.2    81.1    80.9    80.4

     45 to 54 years...   87.6    87.0    87.3    86.9    86.7    86.7    87.7    87.9

     55 to 64 years...   90.7    90.2    90.3    90.5    90.9    90.7    90.1    90.1

     65 years and over   88.9    90.0    89.2    89.4    90.0    90.7    90.9    91.1



                         1990    1991    1992    1993  1993\r    1994    1995    1996



South, total..........   65.7    66.1    65.8    66.1    65.7    65.6    66.7    67.5



Married couple familie   78.5    79.1    79.2    79.4    79.0    79.5    80.0    80.7

   Less than 25 years.   30.5    31.0    29.7    31.1    31.0    31.9    31.2    34.9

   25 to 29 years.....   52.1    51.3    51.9    51.2    50.7    51.5    53.6    56.4

   30 to 34 years.....   65.8    67.4    67.1    67.4    67.0    67.8    69.8    69.1

   35 to 39 years.....   77.3    76.4    75.0    76.6    76.3    76.8    77.1    76.6

   40 to 44 years.....   82.7    82.7    81.6    82.0    81.9    81.9    82.2    81.0

   45 to 49 years.....   85.8    85.1    86.0    85.4    85.3    85.8    85.2    87.2

   50 to 54 years.....   87.4    88.2    88.2    87.5    87.4    87.9    88.6    88.8

   55 to 59 years.....   89.9    90.8    89.8    90.4    90.4    89.4    89.8    90.8

   60 to 64 years.....   91.5    91.8    93.4    92.6    92.6    91.2    91.2    91.9

   65 to 69 years.....   92.2    93.6    93.4    93.3    93.2    93.5    93.2    94.6

   70 to 74 years.....   92.7    92.8    93.2    93.0    92.8    93.9    94.5    94.5

   75 years and over..   90.8    90.7    89.5    90.1    90.0    90.2    92.2    93.2



     Less than 35 year   55.5    56.5    56.6    56.5    56.0    57.1    58.6    59.5

     35 to 44 years...   79.9    79.5    78.3    79.2    79.0    79.2    79.5    78.8

     45 to 54 years...   86.5    86.5    86.9    86.3    86.2    86.8    86.7    87.9

     55 to 64 years...   90.7    91.3    91.6    91.5    91.5    90.2    90.5    91.3

     65 years and over   91.9    92.4    92.0    92.1    92.0    92.5    93.2    94.1



                         1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002  2002\r    2003



South, total..........   68.0    68.6     69.1   69.6    69.8    69.7    69.7    70.1



Married couple familie    81.8   82.6    83.0    83.8    83.9    84.0    84.0    84.3

   Less than 25 years.    37.5   36.7    38.5    39.1    37.2    36.1    36.1    34.4

   25 to 29 years.....    54.3   56.3    56.1    59.4    60.2    58.5    58.5    59.6

   30 to 34 years.....    70.5   71.9    71.5    72.7    72.7    72.3    72.3    72.4

   35 to 39 years.....    78.3   79.1    79.9    80.0    80.6    80.6    80.6    79.8

   40 to 44 years.....    83.4   84.4    84.5    85.4    84.6    85.1    85.1    85.9

   45 to 49 years.....    87.6   87.2    87.3    88.7    89.2    89.3    89.3    88.9

   50 to 54 years.....    90.2   90.3    90.3    91.3     91.1   91.3    91.3    91.6

   55 to 59 years.....    91.3   91.1    92.0    92.6    92.4    92.8    92.8    92.7

   60 to 64 years.....    92.5   93.9    93.1    91.9    92.7    93.4    93.4    93.7

   65 to 69 years.....    94.1   94.3    95.0    95.7    95.3    93.9    93.9    95.0

   70 to 74 years.....    93.8   95.0    94.7    95.0    95.5    95.2    95.2    94.8

   75 years and over..    93.2   93.1    93.8    94.3    95.0    94.9    94.9    93.6



     Less than 35 year    60.1   61.4    61.1    62.7    62.7    62.2    62.2    62.8

     35 to 44 years...    80.8   81.8    82.3    82.8    82.7    83.0    83.0    83.0

     45 to 54 years...    88.8   88.7    88.7    89.9    90.1    90.3    90.3    90.2

     55 to 64 years...    91.9   92.4    92.5    92.3    92.6    93.0    93.0    93.1

     65 years and over    93.7   94.1    94.5    95.0    95.2    94.7    94.7    94.4



                         2004    2005



South, total..........   70.9     70.8



Married couple familie   85.0     85.1

   Less than 25 years.   39.1     39.6

   25 to 29 years.....   59.1     60.7

   30 to 34 years.....   73.7     73.4

   35 to 39 years.....   81.7     83.1

   40 to 44 years.....   86.2     86.7

   45 to 49 years.....   90.4     89.5

   50 to 54 years.....   91.7     91.4

   55 to 59 years.....   92.7     92.7

   60 to 64 years.....   93.5     93.2

   65 to 69 years.....   95.4     94.7

   70 to 74 years.....   96.2     94.6

   75 years and over..   94.1     93.7



     Less than 35 year   63.5     64.1

     35 to 44 years...   84.0     85.0

     45 to 54 years...   91.0     90.4

     55 to 64 years...   93.0     92.9

     65 years and over   95.2     94.3



\r Revised.