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




First Quarter 2008


Table 5.  Homeownership Rates for the United States:  1968 to 2008
          (in percent)
   Year     First    Second     Third     Fourth
           Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter

 2008...        67.8
2007....        68.4      68.2      68.2      67.8
2006....        68.5      68.7      69.0      68.9
2005....        69.1      68.6      68.8      69.0
2004....        68.6      69.2      69.0      69.2
2003....        68.0      68.0      68.4      68.6
2002\r..        67.8      67.6      68.0      68.3
2002....        67.8      67.6      68.0      68.3
2001....        67.5      67.7      68.1      68.0
2000....        67.1      67.2      67.7      67.5

1999....        66.7      66.6      67.0      66.9
1998....        65.9      66.0      66.8      66.4
1997....        65.4      65.7      66.0      65.7
1996....        65.1      65.4      65.6      65.4
1995....        64.2      64.7      65.0      65.1
1994....        63.8      63.8      64.1      64.2
1993\r..        63.7      63.9      64.2      64.2
1993....        64.2      64.4      64.7      64.6
1992....        64.0      63.9      64.3      64.4
1991....        63.9      63.9      64.2      64.2
1990....        64.0      63.7      64.0      64.1
1989\r..        63.9      63.8      64.1      63.8

1989....        63.9      63.9      64.0      63.8
1988....        63.7      63.7      64.0      63.8
1987....        63.8      63.8      64.2      64.1
1986....        63.6      63.8      63.8      63.9
1985....        64.1      64.1      63.9      63.5
1984....        64.6      64.6      64.6      64.1
1983....        64.7      64.7      64.8      64.4
1982....        64.8      64.9      64.9      64.5
1981....        65.6      65.3      65.6      65.2
1980....        65.5      65.5      65.8      65.5
1979\r..        64.8      64.9      65.8      65.4

1979....        65.3      65.1      66.0      65.8
1978....        64.8      64.4      65.2      65.4
1977....        64.8      64.5      65.0      64.9
1976....        64.6      64.6      64.9      64.8
1975....        64.4      64.9      64.6      64.5
1974....        64.8      64.8      64.6      64.4
1973....        64.9      64.4      64.4      64.4
1972....        64.3      64.5      64.3      64.4
1971....        64.0      64.1      64.4      64.5
1970....        64.3      64.0      64.4      64.0
1969....        64.1      64.4      64.4      64.4
1968....        63.6      64.1      64.1      63.6
\r Revised.


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division