Table 5. Homeownership Rates for the United States: 1965 to 2004 Year First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter 2004.... 68.6 69.2 2003.... 68.0 68.0 68.4 68.6 2002\r.. 67.8 67.6 68.0 68.3 2002.... 67.8 67.6 68.0 68.3 2001.... 67.5 67.7 68.1 68.0 2000.... 67.1 67.2 67.7 67.5 1999.... 66.7 66.6 67.0 66.9 1998.... 65.9 66.0 66.8 66.4 1997.... 65.4 65.7 66.0 65.7 1996.... 65.1 65.4 65.6 65.4 1995.... 64.2 64.7 65.0 65.1 1994.... 63.8 63.8 64.1 64.2 1993\r.. 63.7 63.9 64.2 64.2 1993.... 64.2 64.4 64.7 64.6 1992.... 64.0 63.9 64.3 64.4 1991.... 63.9 63.9 64.2 64.2 1990.... 64.0 63.7 64.0 64.1 1989\r.. 63.9 63.8 64.1 63.8 1989.... 63.9 63.9 64.0 63.8 1988.... 63.7 63.7 64.0 63.8 1987.... 63.8 63.8 64.2 64.1 1986.... 63.6 63.8 63.8 63.9 1985.... 64.1 64.1 63.9 63.5 1984.... 64.6 64.6 64.6 64.1 1983.... 64.7 64.7 64.8 64.4 1982.... 64.8 64.9 64.9 64.5 1981.... 65.6 65.3 65.6 65.2 1980.... 65.5 65.5 65.8 65.5 1979\r.. 64.8 64.9 65.8 65.4 1979.... 65.3 65.1 66.0 65.8 1978.... 64.8 64.4 65.2 65.4 1977.... 64.8 64.5 65.0 64.9 1976.... 64.6 64.6 64.9 64.8 1975.... 64.4 64.9 64.6 64.5 1974.... 64.8 64.8 64.6 64.4 1973.... 64.9 64.4 64.4 64.4 1972.... 64.3 64.5 64.3 64.4 1971.... 64.0 64.1 64.4 64.5 1970.... 64.3 64.0 64.4 64.0 1969.... 64.1 64.4 64.4 64.4 1968.... 63.6 64.1 64.1 63.6 1967.... 63.3 63.9 63.8 63.5 1966.... 63.5 63.2 63.3 63.8 1965.... 62.9 62.9 62.9 63.4 \r Revised.