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Housing Affordability 1995


Table 3-2.  Affordability Status of Families and Unrelated Individuals for a Modestly Priced Home, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Current Tenure, and
            Type of Financing:  United States, 1995

          (Numbers in 000's.  Data may not add to total due to rounding.)
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                               |                                                   Families                                                                |                              |
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                               |                              |                              |  Male householder,           |  Female householder,         |                              |
                               |           Total              |         Married-couple       |    no wife present           |    no husband present        |    Unrelated individuals     |
                               |------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
                               |        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|
                               |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |
                               |        |---------------------|        |---------------------|        |---------------------|        |---------------------|        |---------------------|
   Race and Hispanic Origin    | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  |
-------------------------------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
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USING CONVENTIONAL, FIXED-RATE,|        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |
   30-YEAR FINANCING           |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |
                               |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |
      Total....................| 72,895 |   32,396 |     44.4 | 54,753 |   18,739 |     34.2 |  3,207 |    2,054 |     64.1 | 14,935 |   11,603 |     77.7 | 37,911 |   24,913 |     65.7 |
White..........................| 61,068 |   24,212 |     39.6 | 48,821 |   15,708 |     32.2 |  2,544 |    1,517 |     59.6 |  9,703 |    6,987 |     72.0 | 32,454 |   20,707 |     63.8 |
     White (not of Hispanic ori| 55,068 |   19,730 |     35.8 | 44,799 |   13,037 |     29.1 |  2,160 |    1,204 |     55.7 |  8,109 |    5,489 |     67.7 | 30,434 |   18,938 |     62.2 |
Black..........................|  9,053 |    6,566 |     72.5 |  3,860 |    2,023 |     52.4 |    443 |      352 |     79.5 |  4,749 |    4,191 |     88.2 |  4,579 |    3,528 |     77.0 |
Other races....................|  2,774 |    1,618 |     58.3 |  2,072 |    1,008 |     48.6 |    219 |      185 |     84.2 |    483 |      425 |     88.1 |    878 |      678 |     77.3 |
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Hispanic origin1/..............|  7,078 |    5,287 |     74.7 |  4,514 |    2,949 |     65.3 |    470 |      388 |     82.5 |  2,093 |    1,949 |     93.1 |  2,496 |    2,138 |     85.7 |
Not of Hispanic origin1/.......| 65,815 |   27,109 |     41.2 | 50,237 |   15,789 |     31.4 |  2,736 |    1,666 |     60.9 | 12,842 |    9,654 |     75.2 | 35,414 |   22,775 |     64.3 |
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      Current owners...........| 51,470 |   13,092 |     25.4 | 42,774 |    8,572 |     20.0 |  1,833 |      755 |     41.2 |  6,863 |    3,765 |     54.9 | 17,366 |    6,548 |     37.7 |
White..........................| 45,595 |   10,609 |     23.3 | 39,016 |    7,524 |     19.3 |  1,562 |      601 |     38.5 |  5,017 |    2,484 |     49.5 | 15,288 |    5,577 |     36.5 |
     White (not of Hispanic ori| 42,829 |    9,254 |     21.6 | 36,820 |    6,583 |     17.9 |  1,417 |      516 |     36.4 |  4,592 |    2,155 |     46.9 | 14,683 |    5,206 |     35.5 |
Black..........................|  4,399 |    2,061 |     46.9 |  2,507 |      773 |     30.8 |    185 |       94 |     50.9 |  1,707 |    1,194 |     70.0 |  1,785 |      838 |     47.0 |
Other races....................|  1,477 |      421 |     28.5 |  1,251 |      275 |     22.0 |     86 |       60 |     69.0 |    139 |       87 |     62.6 |    293 |      133 |     45.3 |
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Hispanic origin1/..............|  3,188 |    1,524 |     47.8 |  2,483 |    1,027 |     41.4 |    156 |       85 |     54.1 |    549 |      412 |     75.1 |    768 |      429 |     55.8 |
Not of Hispanic origin1/.......| 48,281 |   11,568 |     24.0 | 40,291 |    7,545 |     18.7 |  1,677 |      670 |     40.0 |  6,314 |    3,353 |     53.1 | 16,598 |    6,120 |     36.9 |
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      Current renters..........| 21,424 |   19,304 |     90.1 | 11,979 |   10,167 |     84.9 |  1,374 |    1,299 |     94.6 |  8,072 |    7,838 |     97.1 | 20,545 |   18,365 |     89.4 |
White..........................| 15,473 |   13,603 |     87.9 |  9,805 |    8,184 |     83.5 |    983 |      916 |     93.2 |  4,686 |    4,503 |     96.1 | 17,167 |   15,130 |     88.1 |
     White (not of Hispanic ori| 12,239 |   10,476 |     85.6 |  7,979 |    6,455 |     80.9 |    743 |      687 |     92.5 |  3,517 |    3,334 |     94.8 | 15,751 |   13,732 |     87.2 |
Black..........................|  4,654 |    4,505 |     96.8 |  1,354 |    1,250 |     92.4 |    258 |      258 |    100.0 |  3,042 |    2,997 |     98.5 |  2,794 |    2,690 |     96.3 |
Other races....................|  1,297 |    1,196 |     92.2 |    820 |      733 |     89.3 |    133 |      125 |     94.1 |    344 |      339 |     98.4 |    584 |      545 |     93.3 |
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Hispanic origin1/..............|  3,890 |    3,763 |     96.7 |  2,031 |    1,922 |     94.6 |    314 |      303 |     96.6 |  1,544 |    1,537 |     99.5 |  1,728 |    1,709 |     98.9 |
Not of Hispanic origin1/.......| 17,534 |   15,542 |     88.6 |  9,947 |    8,245 |     82.9 |  1,060 |      996 |     94.0 |  6,528 |    6,301 |     96.5 | 18,817 |   16,655 |     88.5 |
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1/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.




Table 3-2.  Affordability Status of Families and Unrelated Individuals for a Modestly Priced Home, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Current Tenure, and
            Type of Financing:  United States, 1995 - Continued

          (Numbers in 000's.  Data may not add to total due to rounding.)
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                               |                                                   Families                                                                |                              |
                               |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|                              |
                               |                              |                              |  Male householder,           |  Female householder,         |                              |
                               |           Total              |         Married-couple       |    no wife present           |    no husband present        |    Unrelated individuals     |
                               |------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
                               |        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|        |Cannot afford modestl|
                               |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |        |priced home in area  |
                               |        |---------------------|        |---------------------|        |---------------------|        |---------------------|        |---------------------|
   Race and Hispanic Origin    | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  | Total  |  Number  | Percent  |
-------------------------------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
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USING FHA, FIXED-RATE, 30-YEAR |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |
   FINANCING                   |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |
                               |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |        |          |          |
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      Total....................| 72,895 |   30,703 |     42.1 | 54,753 |   17,190 |     31.4 |  3,207 |    2,015 |     62.8 | 14,935 |   11,499 |     77.0 | 37,911 |   24,445 |     64.5 |
White..........................| 61,068 |   22,723 |     37.2 | 48,821 |   14,318 |     29.3 |  2,544 |    1,481 |     58.2 |  9,703 |    6,923 |     71.3 | 32,454 |   20,298 |     62.5 |
     White (not of Hispanic ori| 55,068 |   18,349 |     33.3 | 44,799 |   11,752 |     26.2 |  2,160 |    1,168 |     54.1 |  8,109 |    5,429 |     67.0 | 30,434 |   18,542 |     60.9 |
Black..........................|  9,053 |    6,419 |     70.9 |  3,860 |    1,905 |     49.3 |    443 |      361 |     81.4 |  4,749 |    4,153 |     87.5 |  4,579 |    3,474 |     75.9 |
Other races....................|  2,774 |    1,561 |     56.3 |  2,072 |      967 |     46.7 |    219 |      173 |     78.8 |    483 |      422 |     87.4 |    878 |      672 |     76.6 |
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Hispanic origin1/..............|  7,078 |    5,142 |     72.6 |  4,514 |    2,815 |     62.4 |    470 |      388 |     82.5 |  2,093 |    1,938 |     92.6 |  2,496 |    2,133 |     85.4 |
Not of Hispanic origin1/.......| 65,816 |   25,562 |     38.8 | 50,238 |   14,375 |     28.6 |  2,736 |    1,627 |     59.4 | 12,842 |    9,561 |     74.4 | 35,414 |   22,312 |     63.0 |
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      Current owners...........| 51,470 |   11,833 |     23.0 | 42,774 |    7,387 |     17.3 |  1,833 |      743 |     40.5 |  6,863 |    3,703 |     54.0 | 17,366 |    6,396 |     36.8 |
White..........................| 45,595 |    9,466 |     20.8 | 39,016 |    6,441 |     16.5 |  1,562 |      580 |     37.2 |  5,017 |    2,445 |     48.7 | 15,288 |    5,426 |     35.5 |
     White (not of Hispanic ori| 42,829 |    8,206 |     19.2 | 36,820 |    5,590 |     15.2 |  1,417 |      496 |     35.0 |  4,592 |    2,120 |     46.2 | 14,683 |    5,062 |     34.5 |
Black..........................|  4,399 |    1,965 |     44.7 |  2,507 |      691 |     27.6 |    185 |      103 |     55.4 |  1,707 |    1,172 |     68.7 |  1,785 |      837 |     46.9 |
Other races....................|  1,477 |      401 |     27.2 |  1,251 |      255 |     20.4 |     86 |       60 |     69.0 |    139 |       87 |     62.6 |    293 |      133 |     45.3 |
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Hispanic origin1/..............|  3,188 |    1,409 |     44.2 |  2,483 |      917 |     36.9 |    156 |       85 |     54.1 |    549 |      408 |     74.3 |    768 |      428 |     55.7 |
Not of Hispanic origin1/.......| 48,282 |   10,424 |     21.6 | 40,292 |    6,470 |     16.1 |  1,677 |      658 |     39.2 |  6,314 |    3,295 |     52.2 | 16,598 |    5,968 |     36.0 |
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      Current renters..........| 21,424 |   18,870 |     88.1 | 11,979 |    9,803 |     81.8 |  1,374 |    1,272 |     92.6 |  8,072 |    7,795 |     96.6 | 20,545 |   18,049 |     87.8 |
White..........................| 15,473 |   13,257 |     85.7 |  9,805 |    7,877 |     80.3 |    983 |      901 |     91.7 |  4,686 |    4,479 |     95.6 | 17,167 |   14,872 |     86.6 |
     White (not of Hispanic ori| 12,239 |   10,144 |     82.9 |  7,979 |    6,162 |     77.2 |    743 |      672 |     90.4 |  3,517 |    3,310 |     94.1 | 15,751 |   13,480 |     85.6 |
Black..........................|  4,654 |    4,454 |     95.7 |  1,354 |    1,214 |     89.7 |    258 |      258 |    100.0 |  3,042 |    2,981 |     98.0 |  2,794 |    2,638 |     94.4 |
Other races....................|  1,297 |    1,160 |     89.4 |    820 |      712 |     86.8 |    133 |      113 |     85.1 |    344 |      335 |     97.5 |    584 |      539 |     92.3 |
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Hispanic origin1/..............|  3,890 |    3,732 |     95.9 |  2,031 |    1,899 |     93.5 |    314 |      303 |     96.6 |  1,544 |    1,530 |     99.1 |  1,728 |    1,705 |     98.6 |
Not of Hispanic origin1/.......| 17,534 |   15,138 |     86.3 |  9,947 |    7,905 |     79.5 |  1,060 |      969 |     91.4 |  6,528 |    6,265 |     96.0 | 18,817 |   16,344 |     86.9 |
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1/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: January 28, 2005