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




Annual Statistics: 1999


Table 20.  Homeownership Rates by Race and Ethnicity of Householder


                                       1994 Standard     1995 Standard     1996 Standard     1997 Standard     1998 Standard
                                              error             error             error             error             error

U.S. total.................            64.0      0.1     64.7      0.1     65.4      0.1     65.7      0.1     66.3      0.1

  White, total.............            67.7      0.1     68.7      0.1     69.1      0.1     69.3      0.1     70.0      0.1
    White, nonhispanic.....            70.0      0.1     70.9      0.1     71.7      0.1     72.0      0.1     72.6      0.1
  Black, total.............            42.3      0.3     42.7      0.3     44.1      0.3     44.8      0.3     45.6      0.3
  Other race, total/1......            47.7      0.5     47.2      0.5     51.0      0.6     52.5      0.6     53.0      0.6
    American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo..   51.7      1.3     55.8      1.4     51.6      1.3     51.7      1.2     54.3      1.2
    Asian or Pacific Islander...       51.3      0.7     50.8      0.7     50.8      0.7     52.8      0.6     52.6      0.6
    Other................              36.1      1.1     37.4      0.9       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA


  Hispanic.................            41.2      0.4     42.1      0.4     42.8      0.4     43.3      0.4     44.7      0.4
  Non-Hispanic.............            65.9      0.1     66.7      0.1     67.4      0.1     67.8      0.1     68.3      0.1


                                       1999 Standard
                                              error

U.S. total.................            66.8      0.1

  White, total.............            70.5      0.1
    White, nonhispanic.....            73.2      0.1
  Black, total.............            46.3      0.3
  Other race, total/1......            53.7      0.5
    American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo..   56.1      1.2
    Asian or Pacific Islander...       53.1      0.6
    Other................                NA       NA


  Hispanic.................            45.5      0.4
  Non-Hispanic.............            68.9      0.1


/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.

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