Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-06
HOME OWNERS.

-Incumbered and UnineumDered Homes
Census Office Statistics
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The census
office gave to the public yesterday the
principal results of the investigation
OF farmer home proprietorship in all of
the states and territories. This is the
first investigation of the kind ever con-
Quoted in any country. OF the L., $780,
152 families in the whole country al
most As per cent. own their farms and
homes and the rest hire. OF the fam
lies owning farms and homes almost
% per cent. have membranes and
over ~ per cent. have no incumbrance.
The number of resident owners of land
in the United States is 6,066, AT, TO
which must be added any land owners
who may be living in tenant families.
The farm families number 4,676, ia, OF
which &c per cent. own their homes,
and others hire. OF the owning fami-
lies over % per cent. have membranes
on their farms. In 1880, %. So per cent.
of the farms were hired.
In the cities that contain over 100000
population there are 1,94S, 1874 home
families, of which almost % per cent
own and ~ per cent. hire, while of the
owning families So per cent. own sub
ject to incumbrance. Among the cities
New York has the highest percentage
of home tenancy, nearly 93.67; Boston
is next with S1.57 per cent; Brooklyn
third, with S1.44 per cent; Jersey City,
S1.2O per cent, and Cincinnati, so. 50
per cent. The percentage for Balti-
more is 1894; Buffalo, COOS; Chicago,
71.27; Cleveland, 6O90; Denver, 20. 50;
Minneapolis, 6S. SO: New Orleans, 7S.51;
Philadelphia, 77.24; st. Louis, 20. So; St.
Paul, SO. so; San Francisco, TS.46, and
Washington, IA so. The smallest per-
centage, Sc, represents Rochester. n. Y
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the non-urban popula-
ton, almost A per cent. of 1924, 500
home families living outside of cities
and towns of 5000 people, own their
homes and sc per cent. hire. Of the
| owning families II per cent. own with
| out incumbrance.
The value of the /, 696. $50 incumbered
farms and homes is S., 6s7. 296. O69, and
| the membranes aggregate 81, 162, 949,-
500, or 1880 per cent. of the value. OF
the membranes on farms and homes,
over % per cent. bears interest at rates
ess than 6 per cent, 81 per cent. at
the rate of per cent, 80 per cent. at
rates greater than per cent, and IL
per cent. at rates greater than s per
cent.
The average of value of each owned
and incumbered farm in the United
| States is So, 444: of each incumbered
! home, $50, and the average incum-
brance on each of the farms is 81, 224;
on each inc1mbered home, 81, 293.
The $50, 957 farms subject to incum-
brance are worth S., O54, 923, 165, and the
incumbrance is 81, 0S5, 995, 800, or So. So
per cent. of the value. The 500, 933
homes subject to incumbrance are val
ued at So, 632, 374, 904, and the incum-
brance is S., O46, 953. 6O3, or 80. ~ per cent
of the value.
The cities of 5000 to 100 600 popula-
ton have 214,613 incumbered homes
occupied by owners, worth S739, SAG, OS7,
with an incumbrance amounting to
1922, Gil, 974, which is 80. 80 per cent. of
the value. In the cities of 100, 600 pop
ulation and over the value of the 1885,
159 incumbered homes occupied by own-
ers is 1894, 191, S11 and these homes are
incumbered for 1898, O29, s33, or for ~. OF
per cent. of their value. In the coun-
try outside of cities and towns of S, 600
people and over the value of the 427 161
incumbered homes occupied by owners
is 1888, 337, DOG. and the incumbrance is
1851, 81, 796, or 1910 per cent. of the
value.
In the cities having at least 100. OOC
population, S., 555 represents the aver
age value of each owned and incum
bered home. New York has the high.
est value, SIS. 200; San FranciscQ-sec
ond, with 81, 993; Brooklyn third, with
ST, 349; Omaha fourth, with 81, 179 and
Washington fifth, with S7,O45. The
annual interest charged on each owned
and incumbered home in these cities i;
S134. The highest amount being S43S
in New York and the lowest amount
ing TO S33 in Louisville. Denver
has the highest average rate
of interest on the incumbrancC
on owned and incumbered homes
namely, 7.s7 per cent, and New
Orleans is second, with Use per cent
New York has the lowest rate, 4.95 pei
cent. and Boston stands next with B.
per cent. Over "a per cent of the in
cumbrance on owned farms was in
CURED in buying real estate and max
ing improvements. and over 50 pc
cent. of the incum brance was for th'
, purpose of buying and improving rea
estate, investing in business. etc Owe
ST per cent. of the cambrance OF
homes was incurred to secure purchas'
money and to make improvements
. NEW PYTHIAN OFFICERS.
W. Is. Richie. of Ohio, Elected Supren