Table 16.  Homeownership Rates for the Northeast, by Age of Householder,

                  and for Married-couple Families:  1982 to 2005



                             1982    1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989



Northeast, total.........   61.1    61.5    61.2    60.8    61.4    61.7    61.3    62.0



   Less than 25 years....   13.1    13.8    13.2    13.7    15.0    15.0    14.0    16.8

   25 to 29 years........   32.3    32.3    34.8    34.4    33.4    34.2    34.8    35.0

   30 to 34 years........   53.3    52.2    51.2    50.6    51.0    51.6    51.8    53.8

   35 to 39 years........   62.2    63.0    63.9    63.0    62.7    61.8    61.9    62.5

   40 to 44 years........   69.3    69.3    69.1    67.9    68.8    68.8    68.1    68.6

   45 to 49 years........   70.9    70.3    69.3    69.7    70.4    70.5    70.3    70.9

   50 to 54 years........   73.5    75.3    74.2    73.7    74.8    74.1    73.1    72.3

   55 to 59 years........   75.4    76.4    75.7    74.7    76.4    75.1    74.6    74.2

   60 to 64 years........   74.8    73.2    73.1    74.2    74.7    75.0    74.5    74.7

   65 to 69 years........   70.0    71.6    72.2    71.8    73.3    74.6    73.7    74.7

   70 to 74 years........   68.0    67.6    66.8    67.0    66.5    68.5    69.5    70.5

   75 years and over.....   61.3    62.9    60.8    59.6    60.7    60.8    60.3    61.3



     Less than 35 years..   37.4    37.6    38.0    37.9    38.1    38.7    39.0    40.5

     35 to 44 years......   65.4    65.9    66.3    65.3    65.5    65.1    64.9    65.4

     45 to 54 years......   72.3    72.8    71.8    71.7    72.6    72.2    71.6    71.5

     55 to 64 years......   75.1    74.8    74.4    74.4    75.6    75.1    74.6    74.5

     65 years and over...   66.0    67.0    66.1    65.6    66.4    67.3    67.0    68.0



                            1990    1991    1992    1993  1993\r    1994    1995    1996



Northeast, total.........   62.6    62.3    62.5    62.4    61.8    61.5    62.0    62.2



   Less than 25 years....   14.6    12.3    12.8    12.8    12.3    11.7    13.1    13.3

   25 to 29 years........   35.5    33.7    32.2    31.4    31.0    31.9    30.6    30.2

   30 to 34 years........   53.7    50.0    49.6    49.8    49.3    47.5    50.2    50.2

   35 to 39 years........   61.8    61.1    61.2    61.1    60.5    58.2    59.2    58.3

   40 to 44 years........   68.4    68.6    68.0    66.9    66.2    65.8    65.7    66.6

   45 to 49 years........   71.7    71.0    72.4    72.1    71.7    71.2    71.7    71.3

   50 to 54 years........   71.5    72.8    72.3    72.7    72.7    72.7    72.2    73.3

   55 to 59 years........   74.6    74.5    75.4    73.4    73.2    74.8    72.9    73.3

   60 to 64 years........   74.7    75.7    75.1    75.9    75.8    74.1    74.0    73.6

   65 to 69 years........   75.4    76.3    75.8    75.1    75.0    75.7    75.2    75.5

   70 to 74 years........   72.1    73.2    73.5    74.5    74.4    72.4    74.1    75.5

   75 years and over.....   64.5    65.5    66.0    65.8    65.8    65.4    66.3    66.9



     Less than 35 years..   40.7    38.0    37.6    37.1    36.4    36.0    37.0    37.0

     35 to 44 years......   65.0    64.8    64.5    64.0    63.3    61.9    62.4    62.4

     45 to 54 years......   71.6    71.8    72.4    72.4    72.2    71.9    71.9    72.1

     55 to 64 years......   74.7    75.1    75.2    74.7    74.5    74.5    73.4    73.4

     65 years and over...   70.0    71.0    71.1    71.0    70.9    70.2    70.9    71.5



                            1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002  2002\r    2003



Northeast, total.........   62.4    62.6    63.1    63.4    63.7    64.3    64.3    64.4



   Less than 25 years....   13.7    13.5    16.8    17.8    21.3    21.2    20.9    21.0

   25 to 29 years........   30.3    30.4    30.6    33.0    32.0    32.5    32.1    33.2

   30 to 34 years........   49.8    48.5    50.2    49.6    49.9    50.1    49.8    51.5

   35 to 39 years........   58.3    59.8    61.1    60.5    61.6    62.4    62.2    61.7

   40 to 44 years........   66.8    67.2    66.5    66.6    67.3    69.8    69.6    67.9

   45 to 49 years........   70.5    70.3    71.2    71.2    71.8    72.2    71.9    71.8

   50 to 54 years........   73.6    73.9    72.6    73.3    73.1    74.0    74.0    72.7

   55 to 59 years........   74.2    75.4    76.0    75.0    74.8    75.8    76.0    76.6

   60 to 64 years........   73.8    75.6    74.8    74.2    74.0    72.9    73.1    74.8

   65 to 69 years........   74.7    74.0    74.2    75.0    75.8    75.9    76.1    74.2

   70 to 74 years........   74.6    75.5    73.9    74.3    73.5    73.8    74.0    72.8

   75 years and over.....   67.6    66.9    67.3    68.5    68.5    68.3    68.4    70.1



     Less than 35 years..   36.7    35.8    37.0    37.7    38.1    37.8    37.6    38.6

     35 to 44 years......   62.5    63.5    63.8    63.6    64.6    66.2    66.0    65.0

     45 to 54 years......   71.9    72.0    71.8    72.2    72.4    73.0    72.9    72.2

     55 to 64 years......   74.0    75.5    75.4    74.6    74.4    74.6    74.8    75.8

     65 years and over...   71.3    71.0    70.8    71.6    71.6    71.5    71.7    71.8



                            2004    2005



Northeast, total.........   65.0    65.2



   Less than 25 years....   24.7    24.3

   25 to 29 years........   34.6    35.2

   30 to 34 years........   51.9    52.5

   35 to 39 years........   61.9    63.1

   40 to 44 years........   68.5    68.3

   45 to 49 years........   71.9    70.2

   50 to 54 years........   72.6    72.3

   55 to 59 years........   77.0    75.0

   60 to 64 years........   75.2    76.0

   65 to 69 years........   74.5    74.2

   70 to 74 years........   75.4    75.6

   75 years and over.....   70.1    70.8



     Less than 35 years..   39.9    39.9

     35 to 44 years......   65.5    65.9

     45 to 54 years......   72.3    71.2

     55 to 64 years......   76.2    75.4

     65 years and over...   72.4    72.7



Table 16.  Homeownership Rates for the Northeast, by Age of Householder,

                  and for Married-couple Families:  1982 to 2005 - Continued



                             1982    1983    1984    1985    1986    1987    1988    1989



Northeast, total.........   61.1    61.5    61.2    60.8    61.4    61.7    61.3    62.0



Married couple families..   76.7    76.9    77.2    77.3    77.8    78.1    77.9    78.0

   Less than 25 years....   23.8    26.0    24.7    27.1    27.1    28.2    24.7    25.7

   25 to 29 years........   49.3    49.2    52.1    52.5    50.7    52.3    52.5    51.3

   30 to 34 years........   70.2    69.6    69.0    67.7    68.4    69.3    69.5    70.6

   35 to 39 years........   78.3    78.2    79.6    78.0    77.3    77.1    76.7    77.4

   40 to 44 years........   82.8    83.1    83.3    82.7    83.1    82.8    83.2    82.7

   45 to 49 years........   84.2    82.6    81.7    83.6    84.4    84.3    84.0    84.2

   50 to 54 years........   85.4    85.8    86.4    85.6    86.8    86.2    85.4    84.3

   55 to 59 years........   85.9    87.0    87.7    86.9    88.1    87.7    87.5    86.9

   60 to 64 years........   86.1    85.5    84.5    86.2    87.7    87.4    86.4    87.0

   65 to 69 years........   82.7    83.4    84.4    84.6    86.3    87.4    86.3    87.5

   70 to 74 years........   81.7    81.1    79.9    82.2    81.0    83.1    85.7    85.7

   75 years and over.....   76.5    77.5    75.7    77.6    77.8    75.6    75.4    78.6



     Less than 35 years..   56.3    56.8    57.7    57.8    57.5    59.0    59.4    59.7

     35 to 44 years......   80.4    80.4    81.3    80.2    80.0    79.8    79.8    80.0

     45 to 54 years......   84.8    84.2    84.0    84.6    85.6    85.2    84.7    84.3

     55 to 64 years......   86.0    86.3    86.2    86.6    87.9    87.5    87.0    86.9

     65 years and over...   80.6    80.9    80.5    81.9    82.2    82.7    82.9    84.4



                            1990    1991    1992    1993  1993\r    1994    1995    1996



Northeast, total.........   62.6    62.3    62.5    62.4    61.8    61.5    62.0    62.2



Married couple families..   78.4    78.6    78.7    78.7    78.1    78.5    80.0    80.0

   Less than 25 years....   22.8    21.8    23.9    21.6    20.9    20.9    23.4    25.6

   25 to 29 years........   52.6    50.9    50.0    48.9    48.1    49.2    51.2    52.4

   30 to 34 years........   69.6    67.0    66.1    65.9    65.3    65.7    69.0    67.7

   35 to 39 years........   76.7    76.6    77.1    77.7    77.2    75.3    78.4    76.0

   40 to 44 years........   83.2    82.8    82.3    82.2    81.8    82.3    82.8    83.2

   45 to 49 years........   85.6    85.6    85.4    84.8    84.5    85.6    86.0    85.1

   50 to 54 years........   85.1    86.3    86.2    86.8    86.5    86.2    86.5    87.0

   55 to 59 years........   86.6    87.1    87.4    87.4    87.2    88.2    86.5    86.1

   60 to 64 years........   87.5    88.6    89.2    87.9    87.7    86.9    87.7    88.7

   65 to 69 years........   87.6    89.1    89.1    89.1    89.0    88.2    88.2    89.8

   70 to 74 years........   84.7    85.2    86.5    88.0    88.0    87.3    89.7    89.4

   75 years and over.....   81.0    82.7    81.5    81.1    81.1    81.7    83.4    84.7



     Less than 35 years..   59.7    57.7    57.3    56.5    55.6    56.3    59.5    59.9

     35 to 44 years......   79.9    79.7    79.7    80.0    79.5    78.7    80.6    79.6

     45 to 54 years......   85.4    85.9    85.7    85.7    85.4    85.8    86.2    85.9

     55 to 64 years......   87.1    87.9    88.3    87.6    87.4    87.6    87.1    87.3

     65 years and over...   84.8    86.0    86.0    86.2    86.2    85.8    87.1    87.9



                            1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002  2002\r    2003



Northeast, total.........   62.4    62.6     63.1   63.4    63.7    64.3    64.3    64.4



Married couple families..   80.0    80.6    80.6    80.6    81.1    82.0    81.8    82.1

   Less than 25 years....   22.6    27.9    28.8    26.0    36.8    31.9    32.1    28.7

   25 to 29 years........   48.3    49.8    52.1    51.8    49.1    50.1    49.6    53.0

   30 to 34 years........   66.9    67.0    67.8    67.6    69.2    69.0    68.5    67.6

   35 to 39 years........   77.0    78.5    78.0    78.2    77.4    78.1    77.8    78.4

   40 to 44 years........   82.6    82.1    82.3    82.0    82.9    84.8    84.5    84.4

   45 to 49 years........   85.5    85.5    86.0    86.1    86.8    86.9    86.6    87.2

   50 to 54 years........   87.3    87.7    86.7    88.0    87.9    88.7    88.6    88.2

   55 to 59 years........   87.3    88.5    89.2    89.2    88.7    89.9    89.9    89.7

   60 to 64 years........   87.9    89.2    88.3    86.5    87.0    86.7    86.9    87.2

   65 to 69 years........   88.9    87.5    86.5    88.0    88.4    90.3    90.3    89.0

   70 to 74 years........   89.7    88.8    87.3    86.7    87.2    87.1    87.2    89.4

   75 years and over.....   86.9    84.3    84.1    83.7    85.7    85.1    85.0    86.7



     Less than 35 years..   57.4    58.4    59.8    59.4    60.5    60.0    59.6    59.9

     35 to 44 years......   79.8    80.3    80.2    80.2    80.2    81.6    81.3    81.6

     45 to 54 years......   86.3    86.5    86.3    87.0    87.3    87.7    87.5    87.7

     55 to 64 years......   87.6    88.8    88.8    88.0    87.9    88.6    88.7    88.6

     65 years and over...   88.4    86.8    85.8    86.0    87.0    87.4    87.4    88.2



                            2004    2005



Northeast, total.........   65.0    65.2



Married couple families..   82.5    82.6

   Less than 25 years....   34.4    32.8

   25 to 29 years........   55.3    53.2

   30 to 34 years........   69.3    70.9

   35 to 39 years........   78.8    80.0

   40 to 44 years........   84.5    84.8

   45 to 49 years........   87.2    86.0

   50 to 54 years........   86.6    88.1

   55 to 59 years........   89.3    87.4

   60 to 64 years........   88.9    89.6

   65 to 69 years........   88.6    88.5

   70 to 74 years........   89.8    88.9

   75 years and over.....   86.3    86.0



     Less than 35 years..   61.8    61.4

     35 to 44 years......   81.9    82.6

     45 to 54 years......   86.9    87.0

     55 to 64 years......   89.2    88.4

     65 years and over...   88.0    87.6





\r Revised.