Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Fourth Quarter 2000 and 1999




                                    Fourth     Fourth     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     2000       1999     2000 rate  difference

United States.....................      67.5       66.9        0.2         0.3

  Inside MAs......................      65.7       64.8        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      51.7       50.9        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      74.2       73.3        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      75.1       75.8        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      63.2       63.2        0.4         0.6
 Midwest..........................      73.1       72.5        0.4         0.5
 South............................      69.8       69.1        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      61.6       60.6        0.4         0.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau