Homeownership Rates Drop for All Races, Especially for Hispanics

Homeownership Rates by Race, 2005 – 2012*

                                            2012        2011        2010        2009        2008

Non-Hispanic white alone    73.6%       73.7%       74.2%       74.5%       74.8%
Black alone                            44.5         45.1        44.8         46.0         46.8
All other races                       55.2         56.5         57.7         58.4         58.3
Hispanic (of any race)            45.0         46.6         46.8         48.4         48.6

*Based on fourth quarter rates

Source: Census Bureau (2013). Residential Vacancies and Homeownership in the Fourth Quarter 2012. Retrieved from: http://www.icphusa.org/index.asp?page=16&report=103.