U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2005


Table 14.  Homeownership Rates for the 75 Largest Core-Based Statistical Areas:  2005

                                                             2005

    Inside Metropolitan Areas..........................      67.4

* Akron, OH ............................................     78.1
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ..........................     66.3
  Alburquerque, NM......................................     69.2
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.....................     73.5
**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1..................     66.4
* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2...............................     63.9
  Bakersfield, CA………………………………………………….                        60.5
* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3................................     70.6
**Baton Rouge, LA…………………………………………………                         71.0
**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4...............................     75.1
**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5......................     63.0
  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT.......................     68.2
* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6...................     66.3
**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7...................     65.8
* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8.......................     70.0
**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9.....................     68.4
* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10......................     74.4
**Columbia, SC………………………………………………….                           76.3
**Columbus, OH..........................................     68.9
**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11.....................     62.3
**Dayton, OH............................................     66.1
**Denver-Aurora, CO\12..................................     70.7
**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13.........................     75.1
  El Paso, TX……………………………………………………                            72.6
**Fresno, CA……………………………………………………                             51.8
**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14...........................     72.6
**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15..........................     66.3
**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16...........     72.2
**Honolulu, HI..........................................     58.0
**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17.....................     61.7
**Indianapolis, IN......................................     77.1
**Jacksonville, FL......................................     67.9
* Kansas City, MO-KS....................................     71.3
**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18.............................     61.4
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19..............     54.6
**Louisville, KY-IN.....................................     62.9
* Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................................     64.8
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20..............     69.2
* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI.....................     65.7
* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ..............     74.9
**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21................     73.0
  New Haven-Milford, CT.................................     66.9
**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22....................     71.2
**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23......     54.6
**Oklahoma City, OK.....................................     72.9
**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA...........................     69.7
**Orlando, FL...........................................     70.5
  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA……………………..                 73.4
**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ...................     73.5
**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24........................     71.2
**Pittsburgh, PA........................................     73.1
**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25.................     68.3
  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ...................     74.2
**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26............     63.1
**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27...................................     71.4
* Richmond, VA\28.......................................     69.7
* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29...............     68.5
**Rochester, NY.........................................     74.9
**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30..............     64.1
**St. Louis, MO-IL......................................     74.4
**Salt Lake City, UT\31.................................     68.8
**San Antonio, TX ......................................     66.0
**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32......................     60.5
* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33.................     57.8
* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34.................     59.2
* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA..........................     64.5
  Springfield, MA.......................................     64.5
**Syracuse, NY…………………………………………………                            59.8
**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...................     71.7
**Toledo, OH………………………………………………..                             72.4
* Tucson, AZ ...........................................     66.1
* Tulsa, OK.............................................     71.7
* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35............     68.0
* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36.......     68.4
  Worchester, MA........................................     65.3

Data from 2005 and later  are based on 2000 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.
See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.

rRevised.

*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available



\1 Formerly titled Atlanta, GA
\2 Formerly titled Austin-San Marcos, TX.
\3 Formerly titled Baltimore, MD.
\4 Formerly titled Birmingham, AL.
\5 Formerly titled Boston, MA-NH.
\6 Formerly titled Bufflalo, NY.
\7 Formerly titled Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.
\8 Formerly titled Chicago, IL.
\9 Formerly titled Cincinnati, OH.
\10 Formerly titled Cleveland-Lorain-Elryia, OH.
\11 Formerly titled Dallas, TX.
\12 Formerly titled Denver, CO.
\13 Formerly titled Detroit, MI.
\14 Formerly titled Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
\15 Formerly titled Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.
\16 Formerly titled Hartford, CT.
\17 Formerly titled Houston, TX.
\18 Formerly titled Las Vegas, NV.
\19 Formerly titled Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.
\20 Formerly titled Miami, FL.
\21 Formerly titled Nashville, TN
\22 Formerly titled New Orleans, LA.
\23 Formerly titled New York, NY, includes Bergen-Passaic not shown separately.
\24 Formerly titled Phoenix-Mesa, AZ.
\25 Formerly titled Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA
\26 Formerly titled Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.
\27 Formerly titled Raliegh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC-SC.
\28 Formerly titled Richmond-Petersburg, VA.
\29 Formerly titled Riverside-San Bernadino, CA.
\30 Formerly titled Sacramento, CA.
\31 Formerly titled Salt Lake City-Odgen, UT.
\32 Formerly titled San Diego, CA.
\33 Formerly titled San Francisco, CA.
\34 Formerly titled San Jose, CA.
\35 Formerly titled Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA.
\36 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV.



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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: March 01, 2006