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Housing Affordability 1995



Table 5-9:  Effect of Different Down Payment Subsidies on Affordability Status of Black and Hispanic Origin Families and

            Unrelated Individuals for a Median-Priced Home, by Current Tenure and Type of Financing: United States, 1995



           (Numbers in thousands.  Data may not add to total due to rounding)

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                               |                                  Cannot afford median-priced home in area                 |

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

                               |                   Black                    |                  Hispanic 1                  |

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

                               |        Total         |     Unrelated       |        Total        |     Unrelated          |

                               |       Families       |    Individuals      |       Families      |    Individuals         |

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

Amount of down payment subsidy |  Number   | Percent  |  Number  | Percent  |  Number  |  Percent |  Number   | Percent    |

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

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

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

                               |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

       Total                   |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

No down payment subsidy........|     7,287 |     80.5 |    3,892 |     85.0 |    5,722 |     80.8 |     2,256 |       90.4 |

$1,000 subsidy.................|     7,207 |     79.6 |    3,876 |     84.6 |    5,674 |     80.2 |     2,241 |       89.8 |

$2,500 subsidy.................|     7,108 |     78.5 |    3,839 |     83.8 |    5,656 |     79.9 |     2,241 |       89.8 |

$5,000 subsidy.................|     6,924 |     76.5 |    3,784 |     82.6 |    5,575 |     78.8 |     2,222 |       89.0 |

$7,500 subsidy.................|     6,488 |     71.7 |    3,637 |     79.4 |    5,360 |     75.7 |     2,155 |       86.3 |

$10,000 subsidy................|     6,264 |     69.2 |    3,580 |     78.2 |    5,186 |     73.3 |     2,155 |       86.3 |

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       Current owners                      |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

No down payment subsidy........|     2,702 |     61.4 |    1,163 |     65.1 |    1,917 |     60.1 |       533 |       69.5 |

$1,000 subsidy.................|     2,628 |     59.8 |    1,153 |     64.6 |    1,875 |     58.8 |       526 |       68.5 |

$2,500 subsidy.................|     2,575 |     58.5 |    1,138 |     63.7 |    1,866 |     58.5 |       526 |       68.5 |

$5,000 subsidy.................|     2,454 |     55.8 |    1,102 |     61.7 |    1,815 |     56.9 |       521 |       67.8 |

$7,500 subsidy.................|     2,328 |     52.9 |    1,055 |     59.1 |    1,732 |     54.3 |       503 |       65.5 |

$10,000 subsidy................|     2,233 |     50.8 |    1,018 |     57.1 |    1,653 |     51.9 |       503 |       65.5 |

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       Current renters         |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

No down payment subsidy........|     4,585 |     98.5 |    2,729 |     97.7 |    3,806 |     97.8 |     1,722 |       99.7 |

$1,000 subsidy.................|     4,578 |     98.4 |    2,723 |     97.5 |    3,799 |     97.7 |     1,715 |       99.2 |

$2,500 subsidy.................|     4,533 |     97.4 |    2,701 |     96.7 |    3,790 |     97.4 |     1,715 |       99.2 |

$5,000 subsidy.................|     4,470 |     96.0 |    2,682 |     96.0 |    3,760 |     96.7 |     1,702 |       98.5 |

$7,500 subsidy.................|     4,160 |     89.4 |    2,582 |     92.4 |    3,628 |     93.3 |     1,652 |       95.6 |

$10,000 subsidy................|     4,030 |     86.6 |    2,562 |     91.7 |    3,533 |     90.8 |     1,652 |       95.6 |

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1 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race







Table 5-9:  Effect of Different Down Payment Subsidies on Affordability Status of Black and Hispanic Origin Families and

            Unrelated Individuals for a Median-Priced Home, by Current Tenure and Type of Financing: United States, 1995-

            Continued



           (Numbers in thousands.  Data may not add to total due to rounding)

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                               |                                  Cannot afford median-priced home in area                 |

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

                               |                   Black                    |                  Hispanic 1                  |

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

                               |        Total         |     Unrelated       |        Total        |     Unrelated          |

                               |       Families       |    Individuals      |       Families      |    Individuals         |

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

Amount of down payment subsidy |  Number   | Percent  |  Number  | Percent  |  Number  |  Percent |  Number   | Percent    |

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

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

   FINANCING                   |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

                               |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

       Total                   |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

No down payment subsidy........|     7,201 |     79.5 |    3,867 |     84.4 |    5,682 |     80.3 |     2,256 |       90.4 |

$1,000 subsidy.................|     7,129 |     78.7 |    3,838 |     83.8 |    5,627 |     79.5 |     2,248 |       90.1 |

$2,500 subsidy.................|     7,031 |     77.7 |    3,818 |     83.4 |    5,575 |     78.8 |     2,224 |       89.1 |

$5,000 subsidy.................|     6,578 |     72.7 |    3,680 |     80.4 |    5,372 |     75.9 |     2,166 |       86.8 |

$7,500 subsidy.................|     6,313 |     69.7 |    3,595 |     78.5 |    5,224 |     73.8 |     2,159 |       86.5 |

$10,000 subsidy................|     6,111 |     67.5 |    3,552 |     77.6 |    5,122 |     72.4 |     2,143 |       85.8 |

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       Current owners          |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

No down payment subsidy........|     2,645 |     60.1 |    1,153 |     64.6 |    1,878 |     58.9 |       533 |       69.5 |

$1,000 subsidy.................|     2,614 |     59.4 |    1,142 |     64.0 |    1,850 |     58.0 |       526 |       68.5 |

$2,500 subsidy.................|     2,543 |     57.8 |    1,129 |     63.2 |    1,809 |     56.7 |       526 |       68.5 |

$5,000 subsidy.................|     2,398 |     54.5 |    1,091 |     61.1 |    1,741 |     54.6 |       512 |       66.7 |

$7,500 subsidy.................|     2,272 |     51.6 |    1,046 |     58.6 |    1,677 |     52.6 |       510 |       66.5 |

$10,000 subsidy................|     2,164 |     49.2 |    1,025 |     57.4 |    1,624 |     50.9 |       503 |       65.5 |

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       Current renters         |           |          |          |          |          |          |           |            |

No down payment subsidy........|     4,556 |     97.9 |    2,714 |     97.1 |    3,804 |     97.8 |     1,722 |       99.7 |

$1,000 subsidy.................|     4,515 |     97.0 |    2,696 |     96.5 |    3,776 |     97.1 |     1,722 |       99.7 |

$2,500 subsidy.................|     4,487 |     96.4 |    2,690 |     96.3 |    3,766 |     96.8 |     1,697 |       98.2 |

$5,000 subsidy.................|     4,180 |     89.8 |    2,589 |     92.6 |    3,632 |     93.4 |     1,653 |       95.7 |

$7,500 subsidy.................|     4,041 |     86.8 |    2,549 |     91.2 |    3,547 |     91.2 |     1,648 |       95.4 |

$10,000 subsidy................|     3,947 |     84.8 |    2,527 |     90.4 |    3,498 |     89.9 |     1,640 |       94.9 |

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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: September 30, 2011