Demographia

USA Home Ownership Rate in
Major Metropolitan Areas by Race: 2000

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Metropolitan Area Share of Households Housing Units Owner Occupied Home Ownership Rate Rank
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 21,199,865 7,735,264 4,100,765 53.0% 49
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 16,373,645 5,347,107 2,927,753 54.8% 48
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 9,157,540 3,302,211 2,152,716 65.2% 27
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 7,608,070 2,871,861 1,866,351 65.0% 28
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7,039,362 2,557,158 1,478,689 57.8% 46
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 6,188,463 2,320,719 1,621,200 69.9% 9
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 5,819,101 2,220,528 1,370,805 61.7% 39
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 5,456,428 2,081,797 1,503,234 72.2% 4
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 5,221,801 1,906,764 1,152,684 60.5% 43
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 4,669,571 1,639,401 994,627 60.7% 42
Atlanta, GA MSA 4,112,198 1,504,871 999,647 66.4% 21
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 3,876,380 1,431,219 903,958 63.2% 32
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3,554,760 1,392,393 875,502 62.9% 35
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3,251,876 1,194,250 812,085 68.0% 15
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2,968,806 1,136,615 823,328 72.4% 3
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2,945,831 1,166,799 803,286 68.8% 10
San Diego, CA MSA 2,813,833 994,677 551,489 55.4% 47
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 2,603,607 1,012,419 722,618 71.4% 5
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 2,581,506 1,003,218 666,592 66.4% 20
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 2,395,997 1,009,316 714,394 70.8% 8
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,358,695 966,500 688,921 71.3% 7
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2,265,223 866,475 546,084 63.0% 33
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 1,979,202 768,130 515,195 67.1% 19
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 1,796,857 665,298 407,721 61.3% 40
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 1,776,062 694,468 471,891 67.9% 16
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 1,689,572 658,476 409,080 62.1% 37
Orlando, FL MSA 1,644,561 625,248 414,548 66.3% 22
Indianapolis, IN MSA 1,607,486 629,655 426,933 67.8% 17
San Antonio, TX MSA 1,592,383 559,946 354,788 63.4% 31
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 1,569,541 577,659 363,803 63.0% 34
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 1,563,282 588,371 359,233 61.1% 41
Columbus, OH MSA 1,540,157 610,757 380,548 62.3% 36
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 1,499,293 575,293 393,486 68.4% 13
New Orleans, LA MSA 1,337,726 505,579 312,596 61.8% 38
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1,333,914 432,040 308,129 71.3% 6
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 1,251,509 498,751 342,599 68.7% 11
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 1,249,763 471,855 274,869 58.3% 45
Nashville, TN MSA 1,231,311 479,569 316,427 66.0% 25
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 1,188,613 462,064 276,139 59.8% 44
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,187,941 461,097 297,470 64.5% 30
Hartford, CT MSA 1,183,110 457,407 301,868 66.0% 24
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,170,111 468,719 310,174 66.2% 23
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1,135,614 424,202 277,520 65.4% 26
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 1,131,184 474,175 354,024 74.7% 2
Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,100,491 425,584 286,463 67.3% 18
Rochester, NY MSA 1,098,201 420,073 286,506 68.2% 14
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 1,088,514 396,047 296,554 74.9% 1
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,083,346 424,764 274,869 64.7% 29
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 1,025,598 412,050 282,466 68.6% 12
Total 161,517,900 59,828,839 37,572,627 62.9%  
           
WHITE ONLY, NOT HISPANIC          
Metropolitan Area Share of Households Housing Units Owner Occupied Home Ownership Rate Rank
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 62.4% 4,827,976 3,221,508 66.7% 39
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 50.7% 2,708,669 1,755,712 64.8% 45
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 66.5% 2,196,776 1,640,107 74.7% 13
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 64.4% 1,848,077 1,362,151 73.7% 18
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 61.0% 1,560,299 993,043 63.6% 48
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 73.8% 1,713,384 1,304,985 76.2% 8
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 85.9% 1,908,109 1,272,521 66.7% 40
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 74.7% 1,555,825 1,227,090 78.9% 2
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 66.8% 1,273,872 873,732 68.6% 37
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 55.9% 915,716 647,363 70.7% 33
Atlanta, GA MSA 64.5% 970,150 743,060 76.6% 5
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 43.7% 625,874 462,931 74.0% 17
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 81.9% 1,140,523 759,142 66.6% 42
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 75.5% 902,210 663,080 73.5% 20
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 88.9% 1,010,756 771,961 76.4% 7
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 79.8% 931,160 696,634 74.8% 12
San Diego, CA MSA 66.2% 658,572 411,533 62.5% 49
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 79.7% 806,838 621,086 77.0% 4
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 78.3% 785,977 557,881 71.0% 32
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 81.2% 819,154 615,221 75.1% 10
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 90.2% 871,906 650,043 74.6% 14
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 86.4% 748,761 495,476 66.2% 44
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 85.3% 655,258 473,020 72.2% 25
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 71.2% 473,653 314,348 66.4% 43
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 81.3% 564,728 408,452 72.3% 24
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 80.3% 528,593 362,571 68.6% 36
Orlando, FL MSA 71.3% 445,813 320,884 72.0% 27
Indianapolis, IN MSA 82.9% 521,820 379,097 72.6% 23
San Antonio, TX MSA 47.1% 263,684 184,791 70.1% 34
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 64.8% 374,429 268,664 71.8% 28
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 71.5% 420,414 280,239 66.7% 41
Columbus, OH MSA 82.2% 502,168 337,704 67.2% 38
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 75.2% 432,525 328,416 75.9% 9
New Orleans, LA MSA 59.8% 302,142 216,613 71.7% 29
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 86.9% 375,229 278,895 74.3% 15
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 75.9% 378,634 289,425 76.4% 6
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 68.5% 323,285 206,365 63.8% 47
Nashville, TN MSA 80.7% 387,029 276,362 71.4% 31
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 87.2% 402,953 259,179 64.3% 46
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 71.0% 327,575 236,447 72.2% 26
Hartford, CT MSA 81.3% 372,088 273,012 73.4% 21
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 84.4% 395,449 283,259 71.6% 30
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 56.6% 240,151 179,721 74.8% 11
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 79.1% 375,048 302,337 80.6% 1
Jacksonville, FL MSA 74.1% 315,190 229,945 73.0% 22
Rochester, NY MSA 85.3% 358,440 263,611 73.5% 19
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 86.8% 343,623 270,868 78.8% 3
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 77.4% 328,979 229,967 69.9% 35
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 83.5% 344,208 254,728 74.0% 16
Total 69.4% 41,533,692 29,455,180 70.9%  
           
HISPANIC OR LATINO          
Metropolitan Area Share of Households Housing Units Owner Occupied Home Ownership Rate Rank
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 14.3% 1,109,486 249,313 22.5% 47
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 28.6% 1,530,223 652,674 42.7% 27
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 11.0% 362,850 177,013 48.8% 17
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 4.3% 123,795 54,737 44.2% 24
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 12.8% 327,489 144,385 44.1% 25
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 4.1% 95,263 44,284 46.5% 22
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 4.5% 100,388 22,095 22.0% 48
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 2.0% 42,307 23,247 54.9% 6
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 14.6% 278,380 120,855 43.4% 26
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 21.3% 349,791 165,476 47.3% 18
Atlanta, GA MSA 4.1% 61,894 23,024 37.2% 33
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 36.6% 524,370 296,240 56.5% 4
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 3.5% 49,092 17,996 36.7% 34
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 16.6% 198,577 102,860 51.8% 8
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 2.1% 23,937 9,898 41.4% 29
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 2.0% 23,255 10,925 47.0% 20
San Diego, CA MSA 18.2% 181,354 71,590 39.5% 30
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 1.1% 11,157 6,325 56.7% 3
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 12.9% 129,628 65,716 50.7% 11
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 7.7% 77,326 43,446 56.2% 5
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 0.6% 5,349 2,663 49.8% 15
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 5.1% 44,403 14,680 33.1% 35
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 0.8% 5,991 2,342 39.1% 31
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 11.2% 74,283 36,560 49.2% 16
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 3.5% 24,494 12,326 50.3% 14
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 4.3% 28,268 10,813 38.3% 32
Orlando, FL MSA 13.1% 81,885 44,055 53.8% 7
Indianapolis, IN MSA 1.7% 10,698 3,391 31.7% 38
San Antonio, TX MSA 43.4% 243,290 143,425 59.0% 1
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 2.2% 12,848 5,471 42.6% 28
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 13.8% 81,120 37,831 46.6% 21
Columbus, OH MSA 1.3% 8,125 2,562 31.5% 39
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 3.2% 18,375 5,263 28.6% 43
New Orleans, LA MSA 3.9% 19,720 9,988 50.6% 12
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 7.9% 34,007 17,523 51.5% 10
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 3.0% 14,894 3,952 26.5% 45
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 19.2% 90,789 42,796 47.1% 19
Nashville, TN MSA 2.1% 10,065 3,091 30.7% 41
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 5.6% 25,722 5,374 20.9% 49
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 3.7% 16,984 4,582 27.0% 44
Hartford, CT MSA 7.2% 32,869 7,668 23.3% 46
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 2.2% 10,391 3,255 31.3% 40
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 1.5% 6,221 2,049 32.9% 36
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 8.6% 40,581 23,036 56.8% 2
Jacksonville, FL MSA 3.0% 12,893 6,674 51.8% 9
Rochester, NY MSA 3.2% 13,354 4,349 32.6% 37
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 4.1% 16,245 8,190 50.4% 13
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 4.5% 19,164 8,547 44.6% 23
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 1.1% 4,386 1,317 30.0% 42
Total 11.0% 6,607,976 2,775,872 42.0%  
           
AFRICAN-AMERICAN          
Metropolitan Area Share of Households Housing Units Owner Occupied Home Ownership Rate Rank
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT--PA CMSA 16.1% 1,244,531 381,811 30.7% 47
Los Angeles--Riverside--Orange County, CA CMSA 8.2% 438,148 170,823 39.0% 37
Chicago--Gary--Kenosha, IL--IN--WI CMSA 17.5% 576,585 246,318 42.7% 27
Washington--Baltimore, DC--MD--VA--WV CMSA 25.3% 726,513 353,004 48.6% 9
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA 7.2% 184,037 73,450 39.9% 35
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Atlantic City, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA 18.3% 425,514 225,430 53.0% 2
Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA 4.5% 99,205 30,186 30.4% 48
Detroit--Ann Arbor--Flint, MI CMSA 19.5% 406,189 210,445 51.8% 3
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA 13.7% 260,816 110,883 42.5% 28
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA 17.0% 278,964 127,676 45.8% 19
Atlanta, GA MSA 27.5% 413,288 200,952 48.6% 8
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 16.8% 240,997 121,263 50.3% 4
Seattle--Tacoma--Bremerton, WA CMSA 4.3% 60,397 22,210 36.8% 40
Phoenix--Mesa, AZ MSA 3.4% 40,773 18,168 44.6% 24
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA 4.5% 51,614 16,703 32.4% 45
Cleveland--Akron, OH CMSA 15.9% 185,330 81,948 44.2% 26
San Diego, CA MSA 5.4% 53,623 17,327 32.3% 46
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA 16.9% 171,286 82,767 48.3% 11
Denver--Boulder--Greeley, CO CMSA 4.5% 45,465 20,703 45.5% 20
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA 8.5% 85,463 40,147 47.0% 15
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 7.5% 72,815 29,149 40.0% 34
Portland--Salem, OR--WA CMSA 2.1% 18,327 6,902 37.7% 39
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA 11.8% 90,525 32,040 35.4% 42
Sacramento--Yolo, CA CMSA 6.6% 43,761 17,531 40.1% 33
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA 12.0% 83,530 39,817 47.7% 12
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA 12.9% 85,199 28,418 33.4% 44
Orlando, FL MSA 11.7% 73,393 35,700 48.6% 7
Indianapolis, IN MSA 13.3% 83,730 37,513 44.8% 23
San Antonio, TX MSA 6.8% 38,093 18,479 48.5% 10
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC MSA 29.3% 169,000 76,884 45.5% 21
Las Vegas, NV--AZ MSA 7.8% 45,701 18,390 40.2% 32
Columbus, OH MSA 12.7% 77,301 31,128 40.3% 31
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA 19.2% 110,223 51,989 47.2% 13
New Orleans, LA MSA 33.4% 168,943 77,844 46.1% 18
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA 1.0% 4,303 1,692 39.3% 36
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 19.1% 95,492 44,316 46.4% 16
Austin--San Marcos, TX MSA 7.4% 34,734 16,045 46.2% 17
Nashville, TN MSA 14.6% 70,155 31,166 44.4% 25
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA 3.4% 15,630 4,505 28.8% 49
Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC MSA 21.5% 99,296 48,509 48.9% 6
Hartford, CT MSA 8.3% 38,147 14,498 38.0% 38
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA 11.2% 52,690 19,289 36.6% 41
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA 39.8% 168,633 90,906 53.9% 1
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL MSA 9.9% 47,100 22,199 47.1% 14
Jacksonville, FL MSA 19.8% 84,183 41,585 49.4% 5
Rochester, NY MSA 8.9% 37,423 13,185 35.2% 43
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA 6.7% 26,510 11,892 44.9% 22
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 9.7% 41,127 17,332 42.1% 29
Louisville, KY--IN MSA 13.3% 54,957 22,295 40.6% 30
Total 13.4% 8,019,659 3,453,412 43.1%  
           
Calculated from US Census Bureau data, 2000.          

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