Table 12. Homeownership Rates by Area: 1960 to 2004 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 United States............ 62.1 62.4 63.0 63.1 63.1 63.3 63.4 63.6 63.9 Inside Metropolitan Areas\1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59.7 60.0 60.2 60.5 In central cities\1. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 48.0 48.3 48.3 48.6 Not in central cities (suburbs)\1.......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72.0 72.0 71.6 71.8 Outside Metropolitan Areas\1(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69.1 69.9 70.0 70.3 Northeast.............. 55.5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 57.7 57.7 58.1 59.1 Midwest................ 66.4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 68.6 68.5 68.7 68.9 South.................. 63.4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 64.4 65.3 65.1 65.0 West................... 62.2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 59.3 60.5 61.0 60.6 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 United States............ 64.3 64.2 64.2 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.6 64.7 64.8 Inside Metropolitan Areas\1 60.6 60.3 60.2 60.7 60.7 61.0 61.1 61.3 61.0 In central cities\1. 48.9 48.9 48.9 49.8 49.4 49.7 49.5 49.5 49.0 Not in central cities (suburbs)\1.......... 71.6 70.6 70.2 70.6 70.9 70.9 70.9 71.0 70.8 Outside Metropolitan Areas\1 71.4 71.6 71.8 72.2 72.8 72.6 72.1 72.2 73.0 Northeast.............. 58.8 58.1 58.5 58.7 54.8 58.8 59.2 59.8 60.3 Midwest................ 69.7 69.5 69.4 69.3 70.5 70.4 70.2 69.7 69.4 South.................. 65.5 66.0 66.5 66.4 66.5 66.3 66.0 66.4 67.1 West................... 61.2 60.0 60.2 61.0 60.3 60.6 60.8 60.9 59.8 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 United States............ 65.0 65.6 65.6 65.4 64.8 64.6 64.5 63.9 63.8 Inside Metropolitan Areas\1 61.2 61.7 61.6 61.5 61.0 60.9 60.8 60.2 61.2 In central cities\1. 49.4 49.7 49.6 49.4 49.1 49.2 49.0 47.7 48.5 Not in central cities (suburbs)\1.......... 70.7 71.2 70.8 70.8 70.0 69.8 69.7 69.1 70.8 Outside Metropolitan Areas\173.0 73.8 74.1 73.8 73.0 72.9 72.3 71.9 72.3 Northeast.............. 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.8 61.1 61.5 61.2 60.8 61.4 Midwest................ 69.3 69.6 69.8 69.7 69.4 69.3 68.4 66.9 66.9 South.................. 67.9 68.6 68.7 68.2 66.7 67.0 67.0 66.4 66.1 West................... 59.2 60.3 60.0 60.2 59.4 58.2 58.5 59.0 58.3 Table 12. Homeownership Rates by Area: 1960 to 2004 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1993\r 1994 United States............ 64.0 63.8 63.9 63.9 64.1 64.1 64.5 64.0 64.0 Inside Metropolitan Areas 61.4 61.3 61.3 61.3 61.4 61.6 62.0 61.5 61.7 In central cities\1. 48.7 48.3 48.7 48.7 48.7 49.3 49.2 48.6 48.5 Not in central cities (suburbs)\1.......... 70.8 70.6 70.2 70.1 70.2 70.1 70.7 70.3 70.3 Outside Metropolitan Areas72.8 72.6 72.8 73.2 73.2 72.8 72.9 72.6 72.0 Northeast.............. 61.7 61.3 62.0 62.6 62.3 62.5 62.4 61.8 61.5 Midwest................ 67.3 67.5 67.7 67.5 67.2 67.2 67.4 67.1 67.7 South.................. 66.3 65.8 65.9 65.7 66.1 65.8 66.1 65.7 65.6 West................... 58.4 58.5 57.8 58.0 58.6 59.3 60.4 59.9 59.4 Table 12. Homeownership Rates by Area: 1960 to 2004 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002\r United States............ 64.7 65.4 65.7 66.3 66.8 67.4 67.8 67.9 67.9 Inside Metropolitan Areas\1 62.7 63.4 63.7 64.2 64.7 65.5 66.1 66.1 66.1 In central cities\1. 49.5 49.7 49.9 50.0 50.4 51.4 51.9 51.8 51.7 Not in central cities (suburbs)\1.......... 71.2 72.2 72.5 73.2 73.6 74.0 74.6 74.7 74.7 Outside Metropolitan Areas\172.7 73.5 73.7 74.7 75.4 75.2 75.0 75.3 75.4 Northeast.............. 62.0 62.2 62.4 62.6 63.1 63.4 63.7 64.3 64.3 Midwest................ 69.2 70.6 70.5 71.1 71.7 72.6 73.1 73.1 73.1 South.................. 66.7 67.5 68.0 68.6 69.1 69.6 69.8 69.7 69.7 West................... 59.2 59.2 59.6 60.5 60.9 61.7 62.6 62.5 62.5 2003 2004 United States............ 68.3 69.0 Inside Metropolitan Areas\1 66.5 67.3 In central cities\1. 52.3 53.1 Not in central cities (suburbs)\1.......... 75.0 75.7 Outside Metropolitan Areas\1 75.6 76.3 Northeast.............. 64.4 65.0 Midwest................ 73.2 73.8 South.................. 70.1 70.9 West................... 63.4 64.2 Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions, while 1995 and later data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions. See Source and Accuracy section for explanation. NA Not available. \r Revised. \1 Rates for 1986 to 1994 are not comparable to earlier or later years. Rates for 1995 and late are not directly comparable to earlier years. See Source and Accuracy section for explanation