The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-31
STATISTICS OF HOMES.
An Interesting Report from the
Census Bureau.
TIE METROPOLIS IN THE LEAD.
Now York Has Larger Percentage Of
Citizsns Owning Their own Homes Than
Any Other City In the Country--Boston
Second, Philadelphia Eighth.


WASHINGTON, Aug 3i.-The census Of
flee gives to the public the principal re-
suits of the investigation of farm and
home proprietorship in all the states and
territories. This is the first investigation
of the kind ever conducted in any country.
OF the 1890, 1852 fa lies in the whole
country almost 46 l.,' cent. own their
farms and homes, and the rest rented.
OF the families owning farms and homes
almost 28 per cent. have incumbrances,
and over 72 per cent, have no incumbrance.
The number Of resident owners of land in
the United States is 6,066,417, to which
must be added any landowners who may
be living in tenant families
The farm families number 4,767, ITO, OF
which &c per cent. own their farms and
the others rent. or the owning families
over 2S per cent have membranes on
their farms. In 1880 %. SO per cent. of the
farms were rented.
= In the cities that contain over 100, 900
population there are l, ,04s, ,s34 home fam
lilies, of which almost 90 per cent. own
and n per cent ront, while Of the owning
families 3s per cent. own subject to in
cumbrance. Among the cities having
100, 900 population and over New York has
the highest percentage Of home tenancy,
namely, 93.67; Boston Is next, with 81 81 per
cent; Brooklyn third, with 81 "A per cent
Jersey City fourth, with Sl.20 per cent,
and Cincinnati fifth with S0S3 per cent.
The percentage for st. Louis is 20. So; New
Orleans, 7s.5l; Philadelphia, 7T.24; Wash
ington ID. C.), "A 80; Baltimore, 20. "a; Chi
cago. 1927; Denver SO; San Francisco,
7o.46; Minneapolis, $3.50; Cleveland, TO- 90;
Buffalo, 6O.03; st. Paul, $3.50. The small.
est percentage, 80, represents Rochester,
N. Y.
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the non-urban population
almost "A per cent, or 4, ,224, $50 home fam
flies living outside of cities and towns OF
5000 people and over own their homes
and &C per cent. rent. OF the owning fam
lilies II per cent own without incum
brance.
The value of the 600, 800 incur $,red
farms and homes is s5,6S7, 29S, ,069, and tn,
membranes aggregate S2, 1872, ,949 563, oil
81. so per cent of the value. The $50, ,95I
farms subject to incumbrance are wortl
ts,054 e23, 165, and the incumbrance i,
81, ,0sb, ,995, $3.50, or 35.55 per cent. of tn,
value. The s09,833 homes subject to in
cumbrance are valued at &, ,632, ,874, ,904
and the incumbrance is 81 ,O46, ,953, ,G03, o.
S9.77 per cent. of the value.
The cities of S, 900 to 1000 population
have 2l4, ,6l3 incumbered homes, occupied
oy owners, worth s739, SAG, 0s7, with an in
cumbrance amounting to S292, OIL ,9T4
which is SO. 9.55 per cent. of the value.
In the cities of 100000 population ant
over the value of the 16S, 159 ncumberet
homes occupied by owners is 1894, l91 ,s1l
and these homes areincumbersd for 1898,
O29, ,S33, or for 42 o. per cent. of their value
In the country, outside of cities AM
towns of 5000 people and over, the valu
of the 427, 1871 incumbered homes occupie,
by owners is s95s, 1897 0o6, and the incum
brance is s961 ,311 ,795, or 37.70 per cent. O
the value.
OF the incumbrsnce on farms an
homes over 90 per cent. bears interest a
rates less than o per cent; "a per cent. a
the rate of per cent; 43 per cent. at rate
greater than 6per cent, and II per cent
at rates greater than s per cent.
The average value of each owned an
incumbered farm in the United States /
o., 444; of each incumbered home, 81, ,25t
and the average ncumbrance on each G
the farms is 1894; on euch incum bere
home, 81, ,293.
III the cities having at least 1000 pol
ulation S5, 800 represents the average valu
of each owned and incumbere hom,
New York has the highest average valu,
$4,000; San Francisco, s7,99a; Brooklyn
sT,s49; Omaha, s1.179; Washington, q, ,05
The annual interest charge on each owne
and incumbered home in these cities
sl84, the highest amount being s43s
New York and the lowest, sS3, in Loui
Vile. Denver has the highest average rat
of interest on the incumbrance on owne
and incumbered homes, namely, 1857 p,
cent. New Orleans is second, with T.,
per cent. New York has the lowest rat
a.95 per cent, and Boston stands mex
with D. IA per cent.
Over "A per cent. of the incum brance G
owned farms was incurred in buying re
estate and making improvements, AT
ovor 81 per cent. of the incumbrauce W,
for the purpose OF buying and improvir
real estate, investing in business, ct
Over 81 per cent. of the incumbrance c
homes was incurred to secure purcha
money aud to make improvements.