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 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2002


Table 20.  Homeownership Rates by Race and Ethnicity of Householder:  1994 to 2002
 
 
                               1994     1995     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002
 
 
U.S. total.................    64.0     64.7     65.4     65.7     66.3     66.8     67.4     67.8     67.9
 
  White, total.............    67.7     68.7     69.1     69.3     70.0     70.5     71.1     71.6     71.8
    White, nonhispanic.....    70.0     70.9     71.7     72.0     72.6     73.2     73.8     74.3     74.5
  Black, total.............    42.3     42.7     44.1     44.8     45.6     46.3     47.2     47.7     47.3
  Other race, total/1......    47.7     47.2     51.0     52.5     53.0     53.7     53.5     54.2     54.7
      American Indian, Aleu    51.7     55.8     51.6     51.7     54.3     56.1     56.2     55.4     54.6
      Asian or Pacific Isla    51.3     50.8     50.8     52.8     52.6     53.1     52.8     53.9     54.7
      Other................    36.1     37.4        NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
 
 
  Hispanic.................    41.2     42.1     42.8     43.3     44.7     45.5     46.3     47.3     48.2
  Non-Hispanic.............    65.9     66.7     67.4     67.8     68.3     68.9     69.5     69.9     70.0
 
 
/1 Beginning in 1996, those answering 'other' for race were allocated to one of the 4 race categories--
White, Black, American Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo (one category), or Asian or Pacific Islander.
NA - Not Applicable.
 
 
 
 
Household Estimates by Race and Ethnicity
 
                               1994              1995              1996              1997              1998              1999              2000              2001              2002
 
                               Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner    Total    Owner
 
U.S. total.................  98,691   63,131   99,985   64,740  100,985   66,041  102,201   67,143  103,534   68,637  104,928   70,096  105,721   71,249  107,010   72,593  108,539   73,713
 
  White, total.............  83,356   56,452   84,166   57,818   85,110   58,787   85,859   59,513   86,742   60,680   87,655   61,793   88,255   62,736   89,103   63,754   90,063   64,635
    White, nonhispanic.....  76,589   53,591   77,398   54,874   77,287   55,393   77,697   55,914   78,294   56,825   78,896   57,747   79,242   58,505   79,811   59,266   80,411   59,883
  Black, total.............  11,745    4,967   12,057    5,147   12,213    5,387   12,427    5,573   12,747    5,814   13,095    6,059   13,159    6,207   13,414    6,405   13,793    6,518
  Other race, total........   3,590    1,712    3,762    1,775    3,662    1,867    3,915    2,057    4,045    2,143    4,178    2,244    4,307    2,306    4,493    2,434    4,683    2,560
      American Indian, Aleu     594      307      552      308      787      406      897      464      851      462      830      466      889      500      941      521      987      539
      Asian or Pacific Isla   2,124    1,090    1,984    1,008    2,875    1,461    3,018    1,593    3,194    1,681    3,348    1,778    3,418    1,806    3,552    1,913    3,696    2,021
      Other................     872      315    1,226      459        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
 
 
  Hispanic.................   7,664    3,161    7,942    3,340    8,225    3,519    8,631    3,733    8,910    3,984    9,240    4,207    9,501    4,400    9,792    4,630   10,272    4,949
  Non-Hispanic.............  91,027   59,970   92,043   61,400   92,759   62,523   93,570   63,409   94,624   64,653   95,688   65,891   96,219   66,850   97,218   67,963   98,267   68,764

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004