Keeping Track: a home of their own
November 6, 2000
Percentage of Americans who own homes peaks
Real estate agents have been busy of late. The economic boom has boosted home ownership to an all-time high, according to new figures released by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Third-quarter figures for 2000 show that there are now 71.6 million homeowners in the United States (or 67.7 percent of the population, see graph below).
All-time-high-ownership rates were reported for ethnic minorities as a whole (48.2 percent), households headed by females (53.3 percent), and married couples under the age of 35 (61 percent).
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