Table 14.  Homeownership Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas:  2005 to 2007

                                                             2005     2006     2007

    Inside Metropolitan Statistical Areas...............    67.4     67.4      66.8

* Akron, OH ............................................     78.1    77.1      74.6
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ..........................     66.3    67.0      68.0
  Alburquerque, NM......................................     69.2    70.0      70.5
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.....................     73.5    75.1      74.1
**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1..................     66.4    67.9      66.4
* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2...............................     63.9    66.7      66.4
  Bakersfield, CA�������������������.                        60.5    62.3      66.6
* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3................................     70.6    72.9      71.2
**Baton Rouge, LA�������������������                         71.0    65.0      66.8
**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4...............................     75.1    76.1      75.0
**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5......................     63.0    64.7      64.8
  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT.......................     68.2    70.4      70.3
* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6...................     66.3    66.3      64.6
**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7...................     65.8    66.1      66.5
* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8.......................     70.0    69.6      69.0
**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9.....................     68.4    65.5      67.6
* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10......................     74.4    76.9      74.3
**Columbia, SC�������������������.                           76.3    72.2      71.1
**Columbus, OH..........................................     68.9    65.8      66.1
**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11.....................     62.3    60.7      60.9
**Dayton, OH............................................     66.1    64.6      64.2
**Denver-Aurora, CO\12..................................     70.7    70.0      69.5
**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13.........................     75.1    75.8      76.1
  El Paso, TX��������������������                            72.6    65.0      68.2
**Fresno, CA��������������������                             51.8    53.9      50.9
**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14...........................     72.6    76.5      78.6
**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15..........................     66.3    62.2      62.1
**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16...........     72.2    73.8      70.4
**Honolulu, HI..........................................     58.0    58.4      58.8
**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17.....................     61.7    63.5      64.5
**Indianapolis, IN......................................     77.1    79.0      75.9
**Jacksonville, FL......................................     67.9    70.0      70.9
* Kansas City, MO-KS....................................     71.3    69.5      71.3
**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18.............................     61.4    63.3      60.5
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19..............     54.6    54.4      52.3
**Louisville, KY-IN.....................................     62.9    66.4      67.2
* Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................................     64.8    61.6      60.6
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20..............     69.2    67.4      66.6
* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI.....................     65.7    65.2      64.8
* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ..............     74.9    73.4      70.7
**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21................     73.0    72.4      70.0
  New Haven-Milford, CT.................................     66.9    63.9      64.6
**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22....................     71.2    70.3      67.8
**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23......     54.6    53.6      53.8
**Oklahoma City, OK.....................................     72.9    71.8      68.2
**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA...........................     69.7    68.1      67.9
**Orlando, FL...........................................     70.5    71.1      71.8
  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA��������..                 73.4    69.8      71.4
**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ...................     73.5    73.1      73.1
**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24........................     71.2    72.5      70.8
**Pittsburgh, PA........................................     73.1    72.2      73.6
**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25.................     68.3    66.0      61.2
  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ...................     74.2    74.0      73.1
**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26............     63.1    65.5      64.1
**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27...................................     71.4    71.1      72.8
* Richmond, VA\28.......................................     69.7    68.9      72.7
* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29...............     68.5    68.3      66.6
**Rochester, NY.........................................     74.9    73.4      74.4
**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30..............     64.1    64.2      60.8
**St. Louis, MO-IL......................................     74.4    72.8      72.1
**Salt Lake City, UT\31.................................     68.8    69.6      71.8
**San Antonio, TX ......................................     66.0    62.6      62.4
**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32......................     60.5    61.2      59.6
* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33.................     57.8    59.4      58.0
* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34.................     59.2    59.4      57.6
* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA..........................     64.5    63.7      62.8
  Springfield, MA.......................................     64.5    62.3      58.8
**Syracuse, NY�������������������                            59.8    66.0      63.3
**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...................     71.7    71.6      72.9
**Toledo, OH������������������..                             72.4    70.7      68.2
* Tucson, AZ ...........................................     66.1    67.5      67.1
* Tulsa, OK.............................................     71.7    67.9      66.7
* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35............     68.0    68.3      66.0
* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36.......     68.4    68.9      69.2
  Worchester, MA........................................     65.3    71.0      67.8

Data from 2005 and later  are based on 2000 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.
See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.

rRevised.

*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available



\1 Formerly titled Atlanta, GA
\2 Formerly titled Austin-San Marcos, TX.
\3 Formerly titled Baltimore, MD.
\4 Formerly titled Birmingham, AL.
\5 Formerly titled Boston, MA-NH.
\6 Formerly titled Bufflalo, NY.
\7 Formerly titled Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.
\8 Formerly titled Chicago, IL.
\9 Formerly titled Cincinnati, OH.
\10 Formerly titled Cleveland-Lorain-Elryia, OH.
\11 Formerly titled Dallas, TX.
\12 Formerly titled Denver, CO.
\13 Formerly titled Detroit, MI.
\14 Formerly titled Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
\15 Formerly titled Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.
\16 Formerly titled Hartford, CT.
\17 Formerly titled Houston, TX.
\18 Formerly titled Las Vegas, NV.
\19 Formerly titled Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.
\20 Formerly titled Miami, FL.
\21 Formerly titled Nashville, TN
\22 Formerly titled New Orleans, LA.
\23 Formerly titled New York, NY, includes Bergen-Passaic not shown separately.
\24 Formerly titled Phoenix-Mesa, AZ.
\25 Formerly titled Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA
\26 Formerly titled Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.
\27 Formerly titled Raliegh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC-SC.
\28 Formerly titled Richmond-Petersburg, VA.
\29 Formerly titled Riverside-San Bernadino, CA.
\30 Formerly titled Sacramento, CA.
\31 Formerly titled Salt Lake City-Odgen, UT.
\32 Formerly titled San Diego, CA.
\33 Formerly titled San Francisco, CA.
\34 Formerly titled San Jose, CA.
\35 Formerly titled Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA.
\36 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV.