Table 12.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  1960 to 2004

 

 

                            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\173.0  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 2004

 

 

                            1987    1988    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993   1993\r   1994

 

 

United States............   64.0    63.8    63.9    63.9    64.1    64.1    64.5    64.0    64.0

  Inside Metropolitan Areas 61.4    61.3    61.3    61.3    61.4    61.6    62.0    61.5    61.7

    In central  cities\1.   48.7    48.3    48.7    48.7    48.7    49.3    49.2    48.6    48.5

    Not in central cities

    (suburbs)\1..........   70.8    70.6    70.2    70.1    70.2    70.1    70.7    70.3    70.3

  Outside Metropolitan Areas72.8    72.6    72.8    73.2    73.2    72.8    72.9    72.6    72.0

 

  Northeast..............   61.7    61.3    62.0    62.6    62.3    62.5    62.4    61.8    61.5

  Midwest................   67.3    67.5    67.7    67.5    67.2    67.2    67.4    67.1    67.7

  South..................   66.3    65.8    65.9    65.7    66.1    65.8    66.1    65.7    65.6

  West...................   58.4    58.5    57.8    58.0    58.6    59.3    60.4    59.9    59.4

 

 

Table 12.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  1960 to 2004

 

                            1995    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002   2002\r

 

 

United States............     64.7  65.4    65.7    66.3    66.8    67.4    67.8    67.9    67.9

  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1 62.7  63.4    63.7    64.2    64.7    65.5    66.1    66.1    66.1

    In central  cities\1.     49.5  49.7    49.9    50.0    50.4    51.4    51.9    51.8    51.7

    Not in central cities

    (suburbs)\1..........     71.2  72.2    72.5    73.2    73.6    74.0    74.6    74.7    74.7

  Outside Metropolitan Areas\172.7  73.5    73.7    74.7    75.4    75.2    75.0    75.3    75.4

 

  Northeast..............     62.0  62.2    62.4    62.6    63.1    63.4    63.7    64.3    64.3

  Midwest................     69.2  70.6    70.5    71.1    71.7    72.6    73.1    73.1    73.1

  South..................     66.7  67.5    68.0    68.6    69.1    69.6    69.8    69.7    69.7

  West...................     59.2  59.2    59.6    60.5    60.9    61.7    62.6    62.5    62.5

 

                            2003    2004

 

United States............      68.3    69.0

  Inside Metropolitan Areas\1  66.5    67.3

    In central  cities\1.      52.3    53.1

    Not in central cities

    (suburbs)\1..........      75.0    75.7

  Outside Metropolitan Areas\1 75.6    76.3

 

  Northeast..............      64.4    65.0

  Midwest................      73.2    73.8

  South..................      70.1    70.9

  West...................      63.4    64.2

 

 

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.

 

NA Not available.

\r Revised.

\1 Rates for 1986 to 1994 are not comparable to earlier or later  years.  Rates for 1995 and late

    are not directly comparable to earlier years. See Source and Accuracy section for explanation