Table 16.  Homeownership Rates for the Northeast, by Age of Householder,
                  and for Married-couple Families:  1982 to 2002
 
 
                            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
 
 
Northeast, total.........   62.4    62.6    63.1    63.4    63.7    64.3
 
   Less than 25 years....   13.7    13.5    16.8    17.8    21.3    21.2
   25 to 29 years........   30.3    30.4    30.6    33.0    32.0    32.5
   30 to 34 years........   49.8    48.5    50.2    49.6    49.9    50.1
   35 to 39 years........   58.3    59.8    61.1    60.5    61.6    62.4
   40 to 44 years........   66.8    67.2    66.5    66.6    67.3    69.8
   45 to 49 years........   70.5    70.3    71.2    71.2    71.8    72.2
   50 to 54 years........   73.6    73.9    72.6    73.3    73.1    74.0
   55 to 59 years........   74.2    75.4    76.0    75.0    74.8    75.8
   60 to 64 years........   73.8    75.6    74.8    74.2    74.0    72.9
   65 to 69 years........   74.7    74.0    74.2    75.0    75.8    75.9
   70 to 74 years........   74.6    75.5    73.9    74.3    73.5    73.8
   75 years and over.....   67.6    66.9    67.3    68.5    68.5    68.3
 
     Less than 35 years..   36.7    35.8    37.0    37.7    38.1    37.8
     35 to 44 years......   62.5    63.5    63.8    63.6    64.6    66.2
     45 to 54 years......   71.9    72.0    71.8    72.2    72.4    73.0
     55 to 64 years......   74.0    75.5    75.4    74.6    74.4    74.6
     65 years and over...   71.3    71.0    70.8    71.6    71.6    71.5
 
Table 16.  Homeownership Rates for the Northeast, by Age of Householder,
                  and for Married-couple Families:  1982 to 2002 - 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
 
 
Northeast, total.........   62.4    62.6    63.1    63.4    63.7    64.3
 
Married couple families..   80.0    80.6    80.6    80.6    81.1    82.0
   Less than 25 years....   22.6    27.9    28.8    26.0    36.8    31.9
   25 to 29 years........   48.3    49.8    52.1    51.8    49.1    50.1
   30 to 34 years........   66.9    67.0    67.8    67.6    69.2    69.0
   35 to 39 years........   77.0    78.5    78.0    78.2    77.4    78.1
   40 to 44 years........   82.6    82.1    82.3    82.0    82.9    84.8
   45 to 49 years........   85.5    85.5    86.0    86.1    86.8    86.9
   50 to 54 years........   87.3    87.7    86.7    88.0    87.9    88.7
   55 to 59 years........   87.3    88.5    89.2    89.2    88.7    89.9
   60 to 64 years........   87.9    89.2    88.3    86.5    87.0    86.7
   65 to 69 years........   88.9    87.5    86.5    88.0    88.4    90.3
   70 to 74 years........   89.7    88.8    87.3    86.7    87.2    87.1
   75 years and over.....   86.9    84.3    84.1    83.7    85.7    85.1
 
     Less than 35 years..   57.4    58.4    59.8    59.4    60.5    60.0
     35 to 44 years......   79.8    80.3    80.2    80.2    80.2    81.6
     45 to 54 years......   86.3    86.5    86.3    87.0    87.3    87.7
     55 to 64 years......   87.6    88.8    88.8    88.0    87.9    88.6
     65 years and over...   88.4    86.8    85.8    86.0    87.0    87.4
 
/r Revised.