Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-09-27
HoME owNERs.


American Farmers who own Thcir Lands
--Incumbered and Unlncumbered Homes
Census once Statistics.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3L--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 c,putry. OF the 1e,6go,-
1852 families in ,jc whole country al
most 4s per cent. own their farms and
homes and the rest hire. OF the fam
lilies owning farms and homes almost
2s per cent. have membranes and
over 72 per cent. have no incumbrance.
The number of resident owners of land
in the United States is 6,OGG,4iT to
which must be added any land owners
who may be living in tenant families.
The farm families number 4,676, Ia, of
which 60 per cent. own their homes,
and others hire. OF the owning fami-
lies over % per cent. have membranes
on their Farms. In 1880 $3.50 per cent
of the farms were hired.
In the cities that contain over 100, 600
population there are i,9is, s3l home
families of which almost % per cent.
own and n per cent. hire, while of the
owning families 80 per cent. own sub
ject TO incumbrancc. Among the cities
having 100000 population and over
New York has the highest percentage
of home tenancy. nearly 0367; Boston
is next with sl.57 per cent; Brooklyn
third, with si4i per cent; Jersey City,
sl.2O per cent, and Cincinnati, so. So
per cent The percentage for Balti-
more is I-.si; Buffalo, Coos; Chicago,
7l.27; Cleveland. co. 30; Denver, 20. 50;
Minneapolis, 6s So; New Orleans, IS. 81;
Philadelphia, 77.2l; St. Louis, 70.5s; ST.
Paul, $3.50; San Francisco, 7s46, and
Washington, 74s0 The smallest per-
centage, 50, represents Rochester, n. Y.
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the non-urban popula-
tion, almost ~ per cent. of 4,22ij 500
home families living outside of cities
and towns of 5000 people, own their
homes and 50 per cent. hire. OF the
owning families u per cent. own with
out incumbrance
The value of the 500. 500 incumbered
farms and homes is sj.GS7, 2gG. .OG9. and
the membranes aggregate 81, l62, 3D.
a53, or $3.50 per cent % the value. OF
the membranes on farms and homes,
over % per cent. bears interest at rates
less than 8 per cent, - per cent at
the rate Of per cent, 80 per cent at
rates greater than per cent, and II
per cent at rates greater than per
cent.
The average of value ~ each owned
and incumbered farm in the United
States Is SO, ,444; of each incumbercd
home, So, ESQ, and the average incum-
brance on each of the farms is 81, l,224;
on each incumbered home. 81. .203.
The ss6,9 farms subject TO iucum-
brance are worth S3.Oj4, 923. 165, and the
incumbrance is sl,Os5, ,9o5, ,ojO, or 35.55
per cent of the value. The 500 033
homes subject TO incumbrancc are val
ued at So. 632, 374, ,00i. and the incum-
brance is l,OiG, 0j3, 603, or "a per cent
of the value.
The cities of 5000 to 100000 popula-
tion have 2l46l3 incumbered homes
occupied by owners, worth s730, $40, ,Os7,
with an incumbrance amounting to
s29s, ,6l1 ,074, which is 1855 per cent. of
the value. In the cities of 100, 600 pop
ulation and over the value of the lGs,-
l59 incumbered homes occupied by own
ers is S934, l0l, ,sll and these homes are
incumbered for 1898. .O90, s33. or for 42.O7
per cent of their value. In the coun-
try outside of cities and towns of 5000
people and over the value of the 427. lGl
incumbered homes occupied by owners
Is s95s. 337 ,0Oj and the incumbrance is
1861, 81, 70j, or $40 per cent of the
value.
In the cities having at least 100000
population, s., ,j5j represents the aver
age value Of each owned and incum-
bered home. New York has the high
est value. $4,000; san Francisco sec
ond, with 1908; Brooklyn third with
s., ,349; Omaha fourth, W ith STl79 al
Washington fifth. with s7,Ci5. The
annual interest charged on each owned
and incumbered home in these c;'ies Is
si3i. The highest amount Icing si3S
in New York and the lowest amount
ing to S33 in Louisville. Denver
has the highest average rate
of interest on the incumbrance
on owned and incumbcred homes,
namely, 7.s7 per cent, and New
Orleans is second, with 7.sG per cent
New York has the lowest rate, 4.Gj per