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Homeownership rate

The percentage of lived-in homes that are owned, not rented. Empty homes are left out of the count entirely.

Reported for3,219areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.29not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.19Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
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How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

Census ACS 5-year · ACS table B25003_002, divided by occupied housing units

The share of lived-in homes whose owners live in them. Empty homes are left out. When areas are combined, each gets weight by its lived-in homes, not by all homes.

Combining areas: an average weighted by occupied housing units.

What it goes with

The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 53 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.

MeasureUnadjustedAdjusted
Homeownership rate and Median ageWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Median age tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median age by US county+0.55+0.58
Homeownership rate and Share never marriedWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share never married tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share never married by US county-0.64-0.53
Homeownership rate and Share aged 65 and overWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share aged 65 and over by US county+0.46+0.53
Homeownership rate and Share foreign-bornWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county-0.39-0.46
Homeownership rate and Share now marriedWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share now married tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share now married by US county+0.55+0.46
Homeownership rate and Share White, not HispanicWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county+0.49+0.44
Homeownership rate and Share in the same house a year agoWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share in the same house a year ago tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share in the same house a year ago by US county+0.51+0.42
Homeownership rate and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county-0.37-0.40
Homeownership rate and Median gross rentWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Median gross rent tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median gross rent by US county-0.25-0.37
Homeownership rate and Mean travel time to workWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Mean travel time to work tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Mean travel time to work by US county+0.26+0.37

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Homeownership rate and Share White, not HispanicWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county+0.49+0.44
Homeownership rate and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county-0.28-0.21
Homeownership rate and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county-0.18-0.05
Homeownership rate and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county-0.37-0.40
Homeownership rate and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Homeownership rate is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county-0.12-0.28

Highest and lowest

Of 3,219 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.

Highest

  1. Storey County, NV — 97.4%
  2. Cameron Parish, LA — 96.9%
  3. Edwards County, TX — 94.5%
  4. Elbert County, CO — 94.4%
  5. Oliver County, ND — 93.4%

Lowest

  1. Kalawao County, HI — 0%
  2. Bronx County, NY — 20.3%
  3. New York County, NY — 24.7%
  4. Aleutians West Census Area, AK — 29.5%
  5. Kings County, NY — 29.7%

The middle area reports 74.3%. The middle half of counties falls between 68.7% and 78.6% (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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