Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
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HOMES OF THE NATION.
Nearly One Half the Families own the
Places Where They Live.

Nearly One-Han the Families own the
Places Where They Live.
The census Office has given to the
public the principal results OF the in
vestigation of arm ard home pro-
prietorship in all of the states and
territories. This is the first investi-
gaticn OF the kind ever conducted in
any country. OF the 1860, 152 families
in the whole country, almost 10 Per
cent. own their own farms and
homes and the rest hire. OF the
families owning farms and homes.
almost % PER cent. have membranes
and over - ler cent. have no in
cumbrance. The number of resident
owners of land in the United States is
$685.. All, to which must be added any
l6nd owners who may be living in ten
ant families. The farm families num-
Der 1875, l79. of whom % per cent.
own their farms and others hire. OF
the owning families over 2S per cent.
have incumbrance on their farms. In
1880 %. 56 per cent. of the farms were
hired. In the cities that contain over
100. 600 populati IN there are ,94S, S34
homo families, of whom almost % per
cent. own and a. PER cent. hire. while
OF the ,ownin families 3S FER cent. own
subject to incumbrance. Among the
cities having 100000 population and
over New York has the highest per-
,centa e of home tenancy, nearly
93.6i. The smallest percentage-5J-
represents Rochester, n. Y.
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the nonurDan popula-
ton, almost Al per cent. or 4 pa $50
home families living outside OF cities
and towns CT 5000 people, own their
homes and 81 per cent. hire. IF the
owning families, - per cent. own with
out incumbrance. The value of the
/, 696, $40 incumbered farms and homes
Is $6. 5S7, 2yt ,0jH, ard the membranes
aggregate ID 1872. ~ 5 3, or 81. so per
cent. of the value. OF the incumbrance
on farms and home 3, over y per cent.
bears interest at rates less than d per
cent: "a per cent. at the rate of g per
cent: 33 per cent. at rates greater than
u FER cent: and I'll per cent. at rates
greater than = per cent. The average
of value OF each owned nd incumbered
farm in the United States is SO, 444; of
each inc imbered home, -, go, and the
average incumbrance en- each OF the
farms is l.224: on each incumbered
home, 81, 29S. The $685. farms sub.
ject to incumbrance are worth S3,O54,-
923, los, and the incumbrance is 1885,
900. $50, or 30. SO per cent. OF the value.
The $685. homes sub ect to incum-
brance are valued at 81, 632, 3 u 900,
and the incumb rance is Sl,0H 1853, 1903,
or 3g.7T per cent. OF the value.
The cities of 1000 to 10000, popula-
tion have PA, 613 incumbered homes &C.
cupied by owners, worth S739, S4f ,08.,
with membranes amounting to $29', :
1874, which is ~. SO per cent. of the
value. In the cities Of 100, 600 popula
ion and over the value of the 1851
incumbered homes occupied by owners
is 1891. lgl, 81, and these homes are
incumbered for $500, 029, s33, or 1907
per cent. Of their valre.
In the country outside Of cities and
towns OF 5000 people and Ger, the
value OF the 42I. l6l incumbered homes
occupied by owners is 1858, 337 ,006 and
the ineumbrance is 1861 81, 100, or
81. 20 per cent. OF the value. In the
cities having at least 100000 popu-
lation, 1856 represents the average
value OF zach owned and incumbered
home.