Table 14.  Homeownership Rates for the 75 Largest Core-Based Statistical Areas:  2005



                                                             2005



    Inside Metropolitan Areas..........................      67.4



* Akron, OH ............................................     78.1

**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ..........................     66.3

  Alburquerque, NM......................................     69.2

  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.....................     73.5

**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1..................     66.4

* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2...............................     63.9

  Bakersfield, CA�������������������.                        60.5

* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3................................     70.6

**Baton Rouge, LA�������������������                         71.0

**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4...............................     75.1

**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5......................     63.0

  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT.......................     68.2

* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6...................     66.3

**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7...................     65.8

* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8.......................     70.0

**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9.....................     68.4

* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10......................     74.4

**Columbia, SC�������������������.                           76.3

**Columbus, OH..........................................     68.9

**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11.....................     62.3

**Dayton, OH............................................     66.1

**Denver-Aurora, CO\12..................................     70.7

**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13.........................     75.1

  El Paso, TX��������������������                            72.6

**Fresno, CA��������������������                             51.8

**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14...........................     72.6

**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15..........................     66.3

**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16...........     72.2

**Honolulu, HI..........................................     58.0

**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17.....................     61.7

**Indianapolis, IN......................................     77.1

**Jacksonville, FL......................................     67.9

* Kansas City, MO-KS....................................     71.3

**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18.............................     61.4

* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19..............     54.6

**Louisville, KY-IN.....................................     62.9

* Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................................     64.8

* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20..............     69.2

* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI.....................     65.7

* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ..............     74.9

**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21................     73.0

  New Haven-Milford, CT.................................     66.9

**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22....................     71.2

**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23......     54.6

**Oklahoma City, OK.....................................     72.9

**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA...........................     69.7

**Orlando, FL...........................................     70.5

  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA��������..                 73.4

**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ...................     73.5

**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24........................     71.2

**Pittsburgh, PA........................................     73.1

**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25.................     68.3

  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ...................     74.2

**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26............     63.1

**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27...................................     71.4

* Richmond, VA\28.......................................     69.7

* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29...............     68.5

**Rochester, NY.........................................     74.9

**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30..............     64.1

**St. Louis, MO-IL......................................     74.4

**Salt Lake City, UT\31.................................     68.8

**San Antonio, TX ......................................     66.0

**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32......................     60.5

* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33.................     57.8

* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34.................     59.2

* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA..........................     64.5

  Springfield, MA.......................................     64.5

**Syracuse, NY�������������������                            59.8

**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...................     71.7

**Toledo, OH������������������..                             72.4

* Tucson, AZ ...........................................     66.1

* Tulsa, OK.............................................     71.7

* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35............     68.0

* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36.......     68.4

  Worchester, MA........................................     65.3



Data from 2005 and later  are based on 2000 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.

See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.



rRevised.



*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population

   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.

** Boundaries changed as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population

   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.

NA Not Available







\1 Formerly titled Atlanta, GA

\2 Formerly titled Austin-San Marcos, TX.

\3 Formerly titled Baltimore, MD.

\4 Formerly titled Birmingham, AL.

\5 Formerly titled Boston, MA-NH.

\6 Formerly titled Bufflalo, NY.

\7 Formerly titled Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.

\8 Formerly titled Chicago, IL.

\9 Formerly titled Cincinnati, OH.

\10 Formerly titled Cleveland-Lorain-Elryia, OH.

\11 Formerly titled Dallas, TX.

\12 Formerly titled Denver, CO.

\13 Formerly titled Detroit, MI.

\14 Formerly titled Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI

\15 Formerly titled Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.

\16 Formerly titled Hartford, CT.

\17 Formerly titled Houston, TX.

\18 Formerly titled Las Vegas, NV.

\19 Formerly titled Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.

\20 Formerly titled Miami, FL.

\21 Formerly titled Nashville, TN

\22 Formerly titled New Orleans, LA.

\23 Formerly titled New York, NY, includes Bergen-Passaic not shown separately.

\24 Formerly titled Phoenix-Mesa, AZ.

\25 Formerly titled Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

\26 Formerly titled Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.

\27 Formerly titled Raliegh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC-SC.

\28 Formerly titled Richmond-Petersburg, VA.

\29 Formerly titled Riverside-San Bernadino, CA.

\30 Formerly titled Sacramento, CA.

\31 Formerly titled Salt Lake City-Odgen, UT.

\32 Formerly titled San Diego, CA.

\33 Formerly titled San Francisco, CA.

\34 Formerly titled San Jose, CA.

\35 Formerly titled Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA.

\36 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV.