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JAN 31, 2007
Home Ownership Rate in the U.S. Holding Steady
By the end of the 4th quarter of 2006 the home ownership rate in the U.S. was reported by the Census Bureau at 69.9%


By region, the home ownership rate in the Midwest was 73%, 65.3% in the Northeastern part of the country, 70.8% in the southern states and 64.5% in the Western U.S. The home ownership rate for African Americans is 48.2%, Caucasians, 76% and 49.5% for Hispanics. The Census data also shows a rise in ownership rates for persons 65 and older at 81.2%, an increase from 80.6%. The rate of home ownership for the 55-64 age segments was unchanged at 80.7%. These figures are from the fourth quarter of 2005. On the other side, home ownership rates for the 45-54 age segments dropped to 76.4% from a previous rate of 76.7%. Ownership rates also dropped in the 35-44 age segments from 42.8% from 43.1%.

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