The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-31
HOMES AND FARMS.
Valuable Statistics Recently Come
piIed BY the Census Office.

Washington, Aug. 30.-The census
office gave to the public today the
principal results of the investigation OF
farm and home proprdetorship in all
the states and territories.
This is the first investigation OF the
kind ever conducted in any country.
Of the 1859, 125 families in the whole
country, almost As per cent own their
farms and homes, and the rest hire.
Of the families owning farms and
homes, almost rs per cent have inc1m-
brances, and over Y per cent have no
incunlbrance.
The number of resident owners of
land in the United States is 6,066, All,
to which must be added any land own
ers who may be living in tenant fam
lilies. The farm families number 1885,
ia of which Sc per cent own their
farms and others hire. Of the owning
families, over 2S per sent have incnE1-
brances on their farms.
In 1880, 1856 per cent of the farms
were hired. In the cities that contain
over 100000 population, there are l.
94S, 1874 home families, cf which almost
% per cent own and II PEI cent hire,
while of the owning families 3 per
cent. own subject TO incumbrance.
Among the cities having in7,Cr) popu-
lation and over, New York ha; tie
highest percentage of home tenancy,
nearly 1851 per ceng; Boston is next,
with 81.57 per cent; Brooklyn, third,
with S1.44 per cent; Jersey City, 81 20;
Cincinnati, S012; Baltimore, 1894; Buff
falo, 5000; Chicago. 7127 Cleveland,
5000; Denver, 7O.Sg; Minneapolis, 6SS6;
New Orleans, 1851; Philadelphia. 1920
st. Louis, 1924; st. Paul. $3.50; San
Francisco, 1916, and Washington, 1880
The smallest percentage is 56, repre-
Senting Rochester, N Y.
Bringing the urban population into
contrast with the non-urban popula-
ton, almost "A per cent of 4,224. $50
nome families living outside of cities
and towns of 5000 people, own their
own homes and Sc per. cent hire. Of
the owning families, II per cent own
without incumbrance. The value of
the 1,696,S0S incumbered farms and
homes is $685., 296, 069 and the incuqn-
FRANCES aggregate 81, 162, 944, 1858 or 81. 40
per cent of the value
Or the incumbrance on farms and
homes, over % per cent bears interest
at rates less than per cent, "a per
cent. at the rate of per cent, SO per
cent. at rates greater than per cent.
and II per cent. at rates greater than 5
per cent.
The average value of each owned
and incumbered farm in the United
States is S9,444, of each un,ncumbered
home, $3.50 and the average incumber-
ance of each of the farms is S1.224: on
each incunllbered home, S1,293
The SS6,977 farms subject to incum-
brance are worth S3,054, 923, 165 and the
incumbrance is $1,O85, 995, $50 or 81. 90 per
cent. of the value. The sos, 1873 homes
| subject to incumbrance are valued at
| 50, 632, 374, $40 and the incumbrance is
nr ~,
value.
The cities of 5000 to 100000 popula-
| ton have 214,613 incumbered homes
| occupied by owners, worth $739, S46 0S7,
| with an incumbrance. amounting to
$292,611, 974, which is 1856 per cent. of
! the value.
In the cities of 100000 population and
over, the value of the 16S159 incumber-
! ed homes occupied by owners is 1884,
| 1881 and these homes are incumber-
| ed for 1898, 029, 1888, or for 1907 per cent.
| of their value. In the country outside
| of cities and towns of 5000 people and
over, the value of the AT ISL incum-
bered homes occupied by owners is
1858 337 ,006 and the incumbrance is
1851, 81, 1876, or 37.70 of the value.
| In the cities having at least 1000
population, $3.50 represent the aver
age value of each home owned and in
numbered. New York has the highest
value, sic, 200; San Francisco second,
with 1898; Brooklyn third with 81. 499:
Omaha fourth, with s7,179 and Wash
ington fifth, with s7,045. The annual
interest charge on each owned and IT,
numbered home in these cities IS 1874
| The highest amount is in New York
| S43S; and the lowest amount, $33, in
| Louisville.
Denver has the highest average rate
| of interest on the incumbrance on
Iowned and incumbered homes 1888 per
cent and New Orleans is second with
| rs per cent; New York has the lowest
rate, 495 per cent, and Boston stands
next with 5.14 per cent.
| Over IA per cent. of the incumbrance
| on owned farms was incurred in buy
| ing real estate and making improve
ments, and SO per cent. of the incum-
branee was for the purpose of buying
and improving real estate, investing
in business, etc.
| Over 81 per cent. of the membranes
of the homes was incurred to secure
the purchase money and to make inn
/ provements.
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