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




Fourth Quarter 2007


Table 5.  Homeownership Rates for the United States:  1965 to 2007
          (in percent)
   Year        First    Second     Third     Fourth
              Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter

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
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