U.S. Census of Housing: Homeownership Rates
Year
State 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 1930
United States 66.20% 64.20% 64.40% 62.90% 61.90% 55.00% 43.60% 47.80%
Year
State 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 1930
Conn. 75.20% 65.60% 63.90% 62.50% 61.90% 51.10% 40.50% 44.50%
Delaware 72.30% 70.20% 69.10% 68.00% 66.90% 58.90% 47.10% 52.10%
D.C. 40.80% 38.90% 35.50% 28.20% 30.00% 32.30% 29.90% 38.60%
Florida 70.10% 67.20% 68.30% 68.60% 67.50% 57.60% 43.60% 42.00%
Georgia 67.50% 64.90% 65.00% 61.10% 56.20% 46.50% 30.80% 30.60%
Hawaii 56.50% 53.90% 51.70% 46.90% 41.10% 33.00% NA NA
Idaho 72.40% 70.10% 72.00% 70.10% 70.50% 65.50% 57.90% 57.00%
Illinois 67.30% 64.20% 62.60% 59.40% 57.80% 50.10% 40.30% 46.50%
Indiana 71.40% 70.20% 71.70% 71.70% 71.10% 65.50% 53.10% 57.30%
Iowa 72.30% 70.00% 71.80% 71.70% 69.10% 63.40% 51.50% 54.70%
Kansas 69.20% 67.90% 70.20% 69.10% 68.90% 63.90% 51.00% 56.00%
Kentucky 70.80% 69.60% 70.00% 66.90% 64.30% 58.70% 48.00% 51.30%
Louisiana 67.90% 65.90% 65.50% 63.10% 59.00% 50.30% 36.90% 35.00%
Maine 71.60% 70.50% 70.90% 70.10% 66.50% 62.80% 57.30% 61.70%
Maryland 67.70% 65.00% 62.00% 58.80% 64.50% 56.30% 47.40% 55.20%
Massachusetts 61.70% 59.30% 57.50% 57.50% 55.90% 47.90% 38.10% 43.50%
Michigan 73.80% 71.00% 72.70% 74.40% 74.40% 67.50% 55.40% 59.00%
Minnesota 74.60% 71.80% 71.70% 71.50% 72.10% 66.40% 55.20% 58.90%
Mississippi 72.30% 71.50% 71.00% 66.30% 57.70% 47.80% 33.30% 32.50%
Missouri 70.30% 68.80% 69.60% 67.20% 64.30% 57.70% 44.30% 49.90%
Montana 69.10% 67.30% 68.60% 65.70% 64.00% 60.30% 52.00% 54.50%
Nebraska 67.40% 66.50% 68.40% 66.40% 64.80% 60.60% 47.10% 54.30%
Nevada 60.90% 54.80% 59.60% 58.50% 56.30% 48.70% 46.10% 47.10%
New Hampshire 69.70% 68.20% 67.60% 68.20% 65.10% 58.10% 51.70% 55.00%
New Jersey 65.60% 64.90% 62.00% 60.90% 61.30% 53.10% 39.40% 48.40%
New Mexico 70.00% 67.40% 68.10% 66.40% 65.30% 58.80% 57.30% 57.40%
New York 53.00% 52.20% 48.60% 47.30% 44.80% 37.90% 30.30% 37.10%
North Carolina 69.40% 68.00% 68.40% 65.40% 60.10% 53.30% 42.40% 44.50%
North Dakota 66.60% 65.60% 68.70% 68.40% 68.40% 66.20% 49.80% 58.60%
Ohio 69.10% 67.50% 68.40% 67.70% 67.40% 61.10% 50.00% 54.40%
Oklahoma 68.40% 68.10% 70.70% 69.20% 67.00% 60.00% 42.80% 41.30%
Oregon 64.30% 63.10% 65.10% 66.10% 69.30% 65.30% 55.40% 59.10%
Pennsylvania 71.30% 70.60% 69.90% 68.80% 68.30% 59.70% 45.90% 54.40%
Rhode Island 60.00% 59.50% 58.80% 57.90% 54.50% 45.30% 37.40% 41.20%
South Carolina 72.20% 69.80% 70.20% 66.10% 57.30% 45.10% 30.60% 30.90%
South Dakota 68.20% 66.10% 69.30% 69.60% 67.20% 62.20% 45.00% 53.10%
Tennessee 69.90% 68.00% 68.60% 66.70% 63.70% 56.50% 44.10% 46.20%
Texas 63.80% 60.90% 64.30% 64.70% 64.80% 56.70% 42.80% 41.70%
Utah 71.50% 68.10% 70.70% 69.30% 71.70% 65.30% 61.10% 60.90%
Vermont 70.60% 69.00% 68.70% 69.10% 66.00% 61.30% 55.90% 59.80%
Virginia 68.10% 66.30% 65.60% 62.00% 61.30% 55.10% 48.90% 52.40%
Washington 64.60% 62.60% 65.60% 66.80% 68.50% 65.00% 57.00% 59.40%
West Virginia 75.20% 74.10% 73.60% 68.90% 64.30% 55.00% 43.70% 45.90%
Wisconsin 68.40% 66.70% 68.20% 69.10% 68.60% 63.50% 54.40% 63.20%
Wyoming 70.00% 67.80% 69.20% 66.40% 62.20% 54.00% 48.60% 48.30%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Housing
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/historic/owner.html
1920 1910 1900
45.60% 45.90% 46.50%
1920 1910 1900
37.60% 37.30% 39.00%
44.70% 40.70% 36.30%
30.30% 25.20% 24.00%
42.50% 44.20% 46.80%
30.90% 30.50% 30.60%
NA NA NA
60.90% 68.10% 71.60%
43.80% 44.10% 45.00%
54.80% 54.80% 56.10%
58.10% 58.40% 60.50%
56.90% 59.10% 59.10%
51.60% 51.60% 51.50%
33.70% 32.20% 31.40%
59.60% 62.50% 64.80%
49.90% 44.00% 40.00%
34.80% 33.10% 35.00%
58.90% 61.70% 62.30%
60.70% 61.90% 63.50%
34.00% 34.00% 34.50%
49.50% 51.10% 50.90%
60.50% 60.00% 56.60%
57.40% 59.10% 56.80%
47.60% 53.40% 66.20%
49.80% 51.20% 53.90%
38.30% 35.00% 34.30%
59.40% 70.60% 68.50%
30.70% 31.00% 33.20%
47.40% 47.30% 46.60%
65.30% 75.70% 80.00%
51.60% 51.30% 52.50%
45.50% 45.40% 54.20%
54.80% 60.10% 58.70%
45.20% 41.60% 41.20%
31.10% 28.30% 28.60%
32.20% 30.80% 30.60%
61.50% 68.20% 71.20%
47.70% 47.00% 46.30%
42.80% 45.10% 46.50%
60.00% 64.80% 67.80%
57.50% 58.50% 60.40%
51.10% 51.50% 48.80%
54.70% 57.30% 54.50%
46.80% 49.50% 54.60%
63.60% 64.60% 66.40%
51.90% 54.50% 55.20%