New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
now THE HOMES ARE OWNED.
THE FIRST INVESTIGATION OF THE KIND
EVER MADE
ALMOST 50 PER CENT OF ALL FAMILIES IN Ills
COUNTRY OWN THEIR HOMES. AND OF

COUNTRY OWN THEIR HOMES. AND OF
THESE OVER ~ PER CENT ARE
WITHOUT INcUMDRANcE
Washington Aug. s0-The Census ONCE TO-DAY
made public the prlnclpa. results OF the ihVeS"sy'
OF farm AMI home proprletorship when wac 49,
in all OF the States and Territories. ms Is NV
Are, Investigation OF the kind conduc'ea io'
tbia or any other country. OF the l2JploZ iai"''e'
in the whole country 49, per cent own ther .A''"
and homes and 500 par cent hEe' anu - w
families owning their farms and hoheS' -''' -
cent have membranes thereon ana '%oo PEI va
no incumbrance In 100 families. on the average .
hire their farms and homes IS own free OF ihcun-
hr,,cs and 1902 subject to incumbrance Inc
number OF resident owners OF land In the Chi'eu
States is s0G6 Al. plus such NUMBER Vi '"'' 0'
crs as may be living in tenant fain!heS' -
The farm families number 4'6' l''' Oh ""'c" VIE
ner cen, own Their own farms ard 3i3 per cent
hire while of the owning families %'%Z per cent
have membranes on their farms ana h''o p''
cant have none In 1850 $3.50 per cent OF the ia'h'
were hired Among 100 Of farm families o" ''e
average 3, hire their farms. II own free oi "cu'"-
brance and 10 own subjec, to incumorahce
The results for 1888 home families are 'nat
3s 20 per cent own tae.r homes ana o'o per oe".
hire them while OF the owning iamHss 81" ~,
cen, own their homes subject to 'ncumoFahce anu
1913 per cen; free. one hundred nome id'''-''' ~.
the average contain 80 that hire their ho"'eS' -
that own free OF incumbrance ana ~ 'ha' o"" SUI
ject incumbrance 1900. ,..,,
Tho cities and towns 81 5000 10 10000 popua''o"
are aggregated for the l7i9.579 home families IN"
live IN ,hcm and OF Their families 1886 per cehi
own their homes and 6i4 per cen; hire WINE Vi
the owning families All per cent own SupJe1' -
incumbrance and 65.s9 per cent without hcuho'
In the cities ihat contain over lw"o popu,a'o"
,here are lgis si home families Of which 22s' per
cent own their homes and MI per cent h-re WINE
., To- 20
,ncur,brance and e. 81 per free OF incumbrahce
Among the cities having 10000 popuia'oh anu o'V
New-York has the highest percentage OF "o'nr
tenancy nancy 1851 Boston IS next WIN 'i''
por cent: Brooklyn third. with sH per CENT '''
sev city fourth with 81 % per cent; ana Cinc'hhai
az, win sn - p.r cent The percentage for BATH
,- T. = a. FOR Buffalo 50 %. FOR Chicago. h-';
FOR Cleveland 60o: for Denver. 7oS; for Minneapo-
lie css. FOR Ncw-O-.eans ISL: Nr Philadelphia
- q. FOR 81; Louis. 1873, FOR - PAU. "'S toF "a"
Francisco. 80. for Washington, D. c. Wv Inc
.r,ges. ,erc,ntage-'fo2- represents Rocaesisr'
= !. .,
To brlng the urban population into contrast VITA
the non-urban population. oias have ben obtained
for iZ2L5s0 home families living outsie Oh cues
and towns % 500 people ana over ana 81 t"eSe
families i37s per cen own their homes d. per
cent hire While - the owning families Zho9 per cent
o,n with incumbrance AMI 769l per cent own with
,, i,cunbrnnc. Among ioo Of these home FAINT
lies ON the average. IS h.r" tn r homes, 81 own i'ef
OF incumbrance. and 10 subject to mcnmnrAnr''
The vain, OF the 1896 20 farms and homes SUD
ie.i T. lncum5ranccs j. S.C"SSV"' am t"' ia
,,h,once on them is f2l2g %, $50 81 81 per cent
/ o, the value The sss.ej7 farms subject to mourn
hr,nc. are worth $3O5ts23 l65 AM the lncumbrance
is 81 -, a,5 go cor T. - per cent Of the value" Inc
qg7 homes subject to ncumaranc' are Ha W. a.
;gcs-g'5g,i and tae incHmorance j SiV''''"''' VI
Ths Eide. % ScS TO 10000 population have 2tGl3
lncambcred homes occupied by owners worth w
] a
s1i which 80 IS per cent Of the value 3D..
vain. o, the SIG ln,umbcrcI homes occupied ~
owners Is 3s3ilsNl AMI these honrs ar" u" In Ill
berei for $500 sJ} or FOR go per cent u ''''
In the country outside Of cities ana and Z, ,4T ~ 9 9i
/ cunhrr.d homes occupied hy owners l. S|s 81"
and the incumbrAnce Is s36l@l7s5 or 80 pr cent
ot the ncumbrancc on farms and homes $50 per
cent bears Interest a. r%ss r les csn a 81 per cent
at rates greater than per c'nt ana 1870 per cent
~ The average value OF zach owned and incumbered
farm I'm the United States IL S.Hi. OF each ihcuni-
cach Of the farms is s. "a on each ncumbcred hone
81 24 The interest charge FOR one year on t,e ~,
| ctmbrance on owned farms and homes Is Efl,gilVo,
ON The owned and lncumbercd farms. T67@O7; on
the owned and ncumbered homes S6'lSs-s ln ne
ami lncunbercd farm is 81. on each home sS' Inc
rate OF interest on the % n n
j" sos 1000? PS SIe4 'P ssa SyeT IS
| e. az. an average ncumh.ancc N.3tS average An
nuaI Interest charge. So average rate OF interest,"
62s per cent. -. ,o.o.o ,,r,l,tior
e. ~, reprcsents the average value of elch owner
| and inc'mber-d home New-NOrk has the h!eheSl
value namely SO 2l0: San Francisco Is second WIN
| 81 500 I,rookiyn third. with $3.50; Omaha ioiIth'
| with !ii79 and Washington nnh with Fi,'f NJ
| annual Interest charge on each owned ana inculh-
| bred home I'm these cities Is H3i. the ngh'St
| amount being si3s. in Sew York and the Lows,
| amoun, S3 in Louisville. Denver has the hlghesl
| average rate Of interest on the cuinpfahce %"
| owned and lncumbered homes nancy. 900 PER ~
| and New-Orlcans is second. with 's6 per cent New
| York has the lowest rat" iso per cent anu p''
! stands next with 5li per cent. -, T.,
| II Wa nscertaincl that H22 per cent OF the IN
| c,i,nbrance on owned farms was incurred Tor the
| purrose OF buying real estate and making improve
| mrnts and that Sl5l per cent OF the incumbrahcr'
| vas for the purpose OF buying and improving rca
| cs,at. Investing In business. AMI purchasing tn'
| more durable kinds Of personal property. In w
case OF homes 81 - per cent OF the incumnranc' VIZ
! incurred 10 secure purchase money ana 10 tahkt
| IMPROVEMENTS and ~ ~ per cent was incurred Tor
| nurch,s So money improvements, business ana III.
| purchase OF the more durable kinds o! persona
| property.
! MRS CIEVELAND'S SYMPATIIlES ENLISTED
| W,shington Aug. 90 romance involving thr
pr.sent American charge daffares at Pekln Is "e'y
| IN culmlnate in the United States having new
| Minister 10 China. When eX-Secretary or state
! Foster and his wife made tour around IN" worio
! pI.I bx