Table 5. Ten Metropolitan Areas With Highest Homeownership Rates in
2000
Metropolitan Area
|
Homeownership Rate
|
1990
|
2000
|
% Change
|
Punta Gorda, FL MSA
|
79.6
|
83.7
|
4.1
|
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA
|
80.3
|
80.0
|
-0.3
|
Ocala, FL MSA
|
75.6
|
79.8
|
4.2
|
Barnstable-Yarmouth,
MA MSA
|
74.1
|
79.2
|
5.1
|
Fort Pierce-Port St.
Lucie, FL MSA
|
74.2
|
78.8
|
4.6
|
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA
|
77.4
|
78.7
|
1.3
|
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
MSA
|
74.0
|
76.8
|
2.8
|
Houma, LA MSA
|
74.4
|
76.7
|
2.3
|
Jackson, MI MSA
|
73.7
|
76.5
|
2.8
|
Fort Myers-Cape Coral,
FL MSA
|
72.1
|
76.5
|
4.4
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Table 6. Ten Metropolitan Areas With Lowest Homeownership
Rates in 2000
Metropolitan Area
|
Homeownership Rate
|
1990
|
2000
|
% Change
|
Honolulu, HI MSA
|
52.0
|
54.6
|
2.6
|
Athens, GA MSA
|
54.8
|
54.3
|
-0.5
|
Bloomington, IN MSA
|
54.8
|
54.0
|
-0.8
|
Yolo, CA PMSA
|
51.9
|
53.1
|
1.2
|
Lawrence, KS MSA
|
52.5
|
51.9
|
-0.6
|
San Francisco, CA PMSA
|
48.3
|
49.0
|
0.7
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach,
CA PMSA
|
48.2
|
47.9
|
-0.3
|
Bryan-College Station,
TX MSA
|
41.9
|
45.6
|
3.7
|
New York, NY PMSA
|
33.3
|
34.7
|
1.4
|
Jersey City, NJ PMSA
|
32.5
|
30.7
|
-1.8
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau |