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




Third Quarter 2006



Table 5.  Homeownership Rates for the United States:  1965 to 2006
               (in percent)
   Year       First    Second     Third     Fourth
             Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter

2006....        68.5      68.7      69.0
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
1967....        63.3      63.9      63.8      63.5
1966....        63.5      63.2      63.3      63.8
1965....        62.9      62.9      62.9      63.4
\r Revised.



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