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Moving to America - Moving to Homeownership: 1994 to 2002

Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Citizenship Status and Race and Ethnicity of Householder:  1994 to 2002




                        Race of Housholder              Ethnicity of Householder


                                                                 Non-
                                               Asian   Hispanic Hispanic
                                 Non-           and    (of      (of
Citizenship   United    White, Hispanic        Pacific  any      any
Status        States\1  Total   White   Black Islander  race)    race)


Total
   1994...       64.0    67.7    70.0    42.3    51.3    41.2    65.9
   1995...       64.7    68.7    70.9    42.7    50.8    42.1    66.7
   1996\2..      65.4    69.1    71.7    44.1    50.8    42.8    67.4
   1997...       65.7    69.3    72.0    44.8    52.8    43.3    67.8
   1998...       66.3    70.0    72.6    45.6    52.6    44.7    68.3
   1999...       66.8    70.5    73.2    46.3    53.1    45.5    68.9
   2000...       67.4    71.1    73.8    47.2    52.8    46.3    69.5
   2001...       67.8    71.6    74.3    47.7    53.9    47.3    69.9
   2002...       67.9    71.8    74.5    47.3    54.7    48.2    70.0

Native-born citizen\3
   1994...       65.7    69.3    70.3    42.9    62.0    46.3    66.6
   1995...       66.6    70.3    71.3    43.2    63.4    47.0    67.5
   1996\2.       67.4    70.9    72.1    44.9    58.6    48.1    68.4
   1997...       67.8    71.2    72.4    45.8    58.5    48.6    68.7
   1998...       68.5    71.9    73.0    46.6    58.2    50.8    69.3
   1999...       69.0    72.5    73.7    47.4    57.9    50.8    70.0
   2000...       69.7    73.1    74.4    48.3    59.4    51.5    70.7
   2001...       70.2    73.7    74.9    49.1    56.3    52.6    71.2
   2002...       70.3    73.9    75.0    48.5    56.5    53.8    71.2

Naturalized
   1994...       66.8    68.3    74.0    50.8    69.2    55.8    70.7
   1995...       67.6    69.9    74.6    51.7    67.1    58.4    70.9
   1996\2.       66.9    68.8    74.5    47.7    68.3    57.1    70.3
   1997...       65.8    67.2    74.3    45.3    69.4    56.0    69.7
   1998...       65.3    66.9    74.1    46.7    67.8    56.0    69.2
   1999...       66.1    67.5    73.9    49.9    68.8    58.5    69.3
   2000...       66.5    68.4    74.5    50.8    68.0    59.7    69.5
   2001...       67.7    69.0    73.3    50.4    71.1    62.7    69.8
   2002...       67.6    69.4    73.7    51.4    70.3    62.7    69.9

Noncitizen
   1994...       32.9    35.0    45.1    23.2    31.7    29.4    36.6
   1995...       33.2    35.7    44.1    25.1    30.4    30.1    36.7
   1996\2.       33.1    34.3    43.0    24.8    32.1    30.2    36.0
   1997...       32.9    34.3    43.3    23.0    33.1    29.5    36.4
   1998...       34.1    35.7    45.5    23.4    33.5    30.4    37.7
   1999...       33.8    35.7    43.9    20.4    33.5    31.3    36.4
   2000...       34.3    36.4    45.2    22.3    32.5    31.6    36.9
   2001...       34.2    36.5    45.8    21.8    32.7    31.3    37.0
   2002...       34.9    36.8    46.1    22.2    35.3    32.2    37.7



\1 Total includes races not shown separately.
\2 Race was imputed beginning in 1996.
\3 Includes those born in Puerto Rico or outlying areas and those born abroad to American parents.