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Housing Affordability 1995



Table 3-3.  Affordability Status of Families and Unrelated Individuals for a Modestly Priced Home, by Age of Householder, 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 modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|

                               |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |

                               |        |----------------------|        |----------------------|        |----------------------|        |----------------------|        |----------------------|

       Age of householder      | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  |

-------------------------------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|

USING CONVENTIONAL, FIXED-RATE,|        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |

   30-YEAR FINANCING           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |

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      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 |

Under 25 years.................|  3,983 |    3,777 |      94.8 |  1,638 |    1,452 |      88.6 |    198 |      198 |     100.0 |  2,147 |    2,128 |      99.1 |  3,833 |    3,728 |      97.3 |

25 to 34 years.................| 15,274 |   10,676 |      69.9 | 10,507 |    6,262 |      59.6 |    679 |      575 |      84.7 |  4,088 |    3,839 |      93.9 |  8,606 |    7,197 |      83.6 |

35 to 44 years.................| 19,262 |    9,049 |      47.0 | 14,360 |    5,280 |      36.8 |  1,035 |      738 |      71.3 |  3,867 |    3,030 |      78.4 |  6,089 |    3,946 |      64.8 |

45 to 54 years.................| 14,069 |    4,665 |      33.2 | 11,379 |    3,050 |      26.8 |    579 |      268 |      46.2 |  2,110 |    1,347 |      63.8 |  4,829 |    3,045 |      63.1 |

55 to 64 years.................|  8,931 |    1,987 |      22.2 |  7,494 |    1,361 |      18.2 |    304 |       93 |      30.5 |  1,132 |      533 |      47.1 |  3,968 |    2,249 |      56.7 |

65 years or older..............| 11,377 |    2,243 |      19.7 |  9,375 |    1,334 |      14.2 |    412 |      183 |      44.4 |  1,590 |      726 |      45.6 | 10,586 |    4,748 |      44.9 |

      Median (years)...........|   43.9 |     36.9 |       (X) |   45.8 |     38.1 |       (X) |   42.0 |     38.4 |       (X) |   38.2 |     34.6 |       (X) |   45.9 |     38.9 |       (X) |

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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 |

Under 25 years.................|  1,424 |    1,234 |      86.7 |    624 |      454 |      72.7 |     56 |       56 |     100.0 |    744 |      725 |      97.5 |    675 |      605 |      89.7 |

25 to 34 years.................|  7,856 |    3,827 |      48.7 |  6,381 |    2,649 |      41.5 |    261 |      181 |      69.5 |  1,214 |      997 |      82.1 |  2,150 |    1,275 |      59.3 |

35 to 44 years.................| 13,409 |    3,765 |      28.1 | 11,193 |    2,554 |      22.8 |    562 |      279 |      49.7 |  1,653 |      932 |      56.4 |  2,757 |    1,146 |      41.5 |

45 to 54 years.................| 11,111 |    2,122 |      19.1 |  9,503 |    1,531 |      16.1 |    406 |      122 |      29.9 |  1,202 |      469 |      39.0 |  2,602 |    1,027 |      39.5 |

55 to 64 years.................|  7,679 |      975 |      12.7 |  6,641 |      709 |      10.7 |    226 |       23 |      10.3 |    812 |      243 |      29.9 |  2,354 |      788 |      33.5 |

65 years or older..............|  9,992 |    1,169 |      11.7 |  8,432 |      676 |       8.0 |    323 |       94 |      29.1 |  1,238 |      400 |      32.3 |  6,829 |    1,708 |      25.0 |

      Median (years)...........|   47.7 |     38.9 |       (X) |   48.4 |     39.6 |       (X) |   45.9 |     40.0 |       (X) |   43.9 |     36.7 |       (X) |   57.1 |     47.4 |       (X) |

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      Current renters..........| 21,424 |   19,304 |      90.1 | 11,979 |   10,167 |      84.9 |  1,374 |    1,299 |      94.6 |  8,073 |    7,838 |      97.1 | 20,545 |   18,365 |      89.4 |

Under 25 years.................|  2,559 |    2,543 |      99.4 |  1,013 |      998 |      98.5 |    142 |      142 |     100.0 |  1,404 |    1,404 |     100.0 |  3,158 |    3,123 |      98.9 |

25 to 34 years.................|  7,418 |    6,849 |      92.3 |  4,127 |    3,614 |      87.6 |    418 |      394 |      94.2 |  2,874 |    2,841 |      98.8 |  6,457 |    5,923 |      91.7 |

35 to 44 years.................|  5,853 |    5,284 |      90.3 |  3,167 |    2,727 |      86.1 |    473 |      459 |      97.1 |  2,214 |    2,099 |      94.8 |  3,332 |    2,800 |      84.0 |

45 to 54 years.................|  2,957 |    2,543 |      86.0 |  1,876 |    1,518 |      80.9 |    173 |      146 |      84.2 |    908 |      879 |      96.7 |  2,227 |    2,018 |      90.6 |

55 to 64 years.................|  1,252 |    1,011 |      80.8 |    853 |      652 |      76.4 |     79 |       70 |      88.7 |    321 |      290 |      90.1 |  1,614 |    1,461 |      90.5 |

65 years or older..............|  1,384 |    1,073 |      77.6 |    943 |      659 |      69.9 |     89 |       89 |     100.0 |    352 |      326 |      92.5 |  3,757 |    3,040 |      80.9 |

      Median (years)...........|   36.3 |     35.5 |       (X) |   37.7 |     36.7 |       (X) |   37.7 |     37.5 |       (X) |   34.2 |     33.9 |       (X) |   37.0 |     35.5 |       (X) |

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Table 3-3.  Affordability Status of Families and Unrelated Individuals for a Modestly Priced Home, by Age of Householder, 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 modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|        |Cannot afford modestly|

                               |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |        |priced home in area   |

                               |        |----------------------|        |----------------------|        |----------------------|        |----------------------|        |----------------------|

       Age of householder      | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  | Total  |  Number  |  Percent  |

-------------------------------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|

USING FHA, FIXED-RATE, 30-YEAR |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |

   FINANCING                   |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |

                               |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |

      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 |

Under 25 years.................|  3,983 |    3,723 |      93.5 |  1,638 |    1,397 |      85.3 |    198 |      198 |     100.0 |  2,147 |    2,128 |      99.1 |  3,833 |    3,687 |      96.2 |

25 to 34 years.................| 15,274 |    9,989 |      65.4 | 10,507 |    5,647 |      53.7 |    679 |      561 |      82.6 |  4,088 |    3,781 |      92.5 |  8,606 |    7,003 |      81.4 |

35 to 44 years.................| 19,262 |    8,450 |      43.9 | 14,360 |    4,703 |      32.7 |  1,035 |      729 |      70.4 |  3,867 |    3,019 |      78.1 |  6,089 |    3,761 |      61.8 |

45 to 54 years.................| 14,069 |    4,376 |      31.1 | 11,379 |    2,802 |      24.6 |    579 |      252 |      43.5 |  2,110 |    1,322 |      62.7 |  4,829 |    2,961 |      61.3 |

55 to 64 years.................|  8,932 |    1,917 |      21.5 |  7,494 |    1,297 |      17.3 |    304 |       93 |      30.5 |  1,133 |      527 |      46.5 |  3,968 |    2,235 |      56.3 |

65 years or older..............| 11,377 |    2,249 |      19.8 |  9,375 |    1,345 |      14.3 |    412 |      183 |      44.4 |  1,590 |      721 |      45.3 | 10,586 |    4,797 |      45.3 |

      Median (years)...........|   43.9 |     36.9 |       (X) |   45.8 |     38.3 |       (X) |   42.0 |     38.4 |       (X) |   38.2 |     34.6 |       (X) |   45.9 |     39.1 |       (X) |

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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 |

Under 25 years.................|  1,424 |    1,201 |      84.4 |    624 |      421 |      67.4 |     56 |       56 |     100.0 |    744 |      725 |      97.5 |    675 |      594 |      88.1 |

25 to 34 years.................|  7,856 |    3,317 |      42.2 |  6,381 |    2,165 |      33.9 |    261 |      189 |      72.7 |  1,214 |      964 |      79.3 |  2,150 |    1,218 |      56.7 |

35 to 44 years.................| 13,409 |    3,305 |      24.6 | 11,193 |    2,103 |      18.8 |    562 |      275 |      48.8 |  1,653 |      927 |      56.1 |  2,757 |    1,077 |      39.0 |

45 to 54 years.................| 11,111 |    1,893 |      17.0 |  9,503 |    1,337 |      14.1 |    406 |      106 |      26.1 |  1,202 |      450 |      37.4 |  2,602 |      983 |      37.8 |

55 to 64 years.................|  7,679 |      926 |      12.1 |  6,641 |      660 |       9.9 |    226 |       23 |      10.3 |    812 |      243 |      29.9 |  2,354 |      781 |      33.2 |

65 years or older..............|  9,992 |    1,190 |      11.9 |  8,432 |      701 |       8.3 |    323 |       94 |      29.1 |  1,238 |      395 |      31.9 |  6,829 |    1,743 |      25.5 |

      Median (years)...........|   47.7 |     39.2 |       (X) |   48.4 |     40.3 |       (X) |   45.9 |     39.6 |       (X) |   43.9 |     36.8 |       (X) |   57.1 |     48.1 |       (X) |

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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 |

Under 25 years.................|  2,559 |    2,521 |      98.5 |  1,013 |      976 |      96.3 |    142 |      142 |     100.0 |  1,404 |    1,404 |     100.0 |  3,158 |    3,093 |      97.9 |

25 to 34 years.................|  7,418 |    6,672 |      89.9 |  4,127 |    3,483 |      84.4 |    418 |      371 |      88.9 |  2,874 |    2,818 |      98.0 |  6,457 |    5,785 |      89.6 |

35 to 44 years.................|  5,853 |    5,145 |      87.9 |  3,167 |    2,599 |      82.1 |    473 |      454 |      96.0 |  2,214 |    2,092 |      94.5 |  3,332 |    2,684 |      80.5 |

45 to 54 years.................|  2,957 |    2,483 |      84.0 |  1,876 |    1,464 |      78.1 |    173 |      146 |      84.2 |    908 |      873 |      96.1 |  2,227 |    1,978 |      88.8 |

55 to 64 years.................|  1,253 |      991 |      79.1 |    853 |      637 |      74.7 |     79 |       70 |      88.7 |    321 |      284 |      88.3 |  1,614 |    1,455 |      90.1 |

65 years or older..............|  1,384 |    1,059 |      76.5 |    943 |      644 |      68.3 |     89 |       89 |     100.0 |    352 |      326 |      92.5 |  3,757 |    3,055 |      81.3 |

      Median (years)...........|   36.3 |     35.5 |       (X) |   37.7 |     36.7 |       (X) |   37.7 |     37.7 |       (X) |   34.2 |     33.9 |       (X) |   37.0 |     35.6 |       (X) |

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 30, 2011