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Homeownership Rates by Race and Redlining Category: Metro Areas |
|
1980 |
2017 |
Metro Area and Redlining Category |
Overall Homeownership Rate |
Rate for White Families |
Rate for Black Families |
Percentage Point Difference Between White and Black Families |
Overall Homeownership Rate |
Rate for White Families |
Rate for Black Families |
Percentage Point Difference Between White and Black Families |
Akron, OH |
Best |
74.1% |
74.7% |
69.4% |
5.3% |
70.2% |
76.4% |
50.5% |
25.9% |
Still Desirable |
67.5% |
69.7% |
56.2% |
13.5% |
58.1% |
64.9% |
36.7% |
28.2% |
Definitely Declining |
64.0% |
66.1% |
41.7% |
24.4% |
57.3% |
65.0% |
25.3% |
39.7% |
Hazardous |
63.7% |
69.0% |
48.6% |
20.4% |
50.7% |
59.1% |
31.9% |
27.2% |
Atlanta, GA |
Best |
67.0% |
67.6% |
44.7% |
22.9% |
64.2% |
67.8% |
25.3% |
42.5% |
Still Desirable |
50.5% |
50.7% |
51.2% |
-0.5% |
56.4% |
64.3% |
33.4% |
30.9% |
Definitely Declining |
43.2% |
43.3% |
43.6% |
-0.3% |
46.3% |
58.4% |
33.0% |
25.4% |
Hazardous |
30.1% |
43.6% |
22.2% |
21.4% |
33.9% |
50.2% |
22.7% |
27.5% |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Best |
54.4% |
54.6% |
20.0% |
34.6% |
73.5% |
75.3% |
14.8% |
60.5% |
Still Desirable |
62.4% |
62.7% |
34.8% |
27.9% |
66.4% |
73.1% |
23.7% |
49.4% |
Definitely Declining |
62.0% |
66.8% |
41.5% |
25.3% |
54.9% |
64.8% |
35.0% |
29.8% |
Hazardous |
41.1% |
59.3% |
34.9% |
24.4% |
39.0% |
55.9% |
25.3% |
30.6% |
Baltimore, MD |
Best |
58.0% |
58.2% |
58.0% |
0.2% |
63.5% |
79.6% |
52.7% |
26.9% |
Still Desirable |
60.3% |
66.1% |
48.7% |
17.4% |
60.5% |
72.0% |
52.6% |
19.4% |
Definitely Declining |
53.2% |
63.9% |
36.2% |
27.7% |
52.0% |
65.6% |
40.6% |
25.0% |
Hazardous |
34.7% |
53.7% |
13.9% |
39.8% |
37.6% |
49.4% |
24.0% |
25.4% |
Birmingham, AL |
Best |
69.7% |
70.5% |
22.7% |
47.8% |
79.8% |
82.9% |
33.2% |
49.7% |
Still Desirable |
52.4% |
54.0% |
40.6% |
13.4% |
59.6% |
68.9% |
38.7% |
30.2% |
Definitely Declining |
56.6% |
59.5% |
48.1% |
11.4% |
47.5% |
54.8% |
44.4% |
10.4% |
Hazardous |
55.6% |
66.4% |
48.3% |
18.1% |
52.5% |
63.6% |
48.7% |
14.9% |
Boston, MA |
Best |
80.7% |
80.8% |
53.1% |
27.7% |
78.2% |
81.1% |
49.7% |
31.4% |
Still Desirable |
57.1% |
57.4% |
38.6% |
18.8% |
64.0% |
66.3% |
42.5% |
23.8% |
Definitely Declining |
42.3% |
43.9% |
25.8% |
18.1% |
46.9% |
51.9% |
33.4% |
18.5% |
Hazardous |
32.8% |
35.6% |
14.3% |
21.3% |
37.7% |
43.2% |
24.8% |
18.4% |
Camden, NJ |
Best |
72.2% |
72.9% |
37.8% |
35.1% |
61.0% |
69.8% |
47.8% |
22.0% |
Still Desirable |
70.8% |
72.6% |
60.3% |
12.3% |
67.3% |
75.0% |
46.1% |
28.9% |
Definitely Declining |
67.1% |
71.5% |
55.4% |
16.1% |
59.3% |
68.6% |
46.2% |
22.4% |
Hazardous |
50.9% |
65.3% |
41.9% |
23.4% |
37.2% |
54.9% |
30.5% |
24.4% |
Charlotte, NC |
Best |
66.4% |
68.3% |
12.6% |
55.7% |
74.6% |
76.9% |
42.4% |
34.5% |
Still Desirable |
46.5% |
50.0% |
18.1% |
31.9% |
53.2% |
56.7% |
26.7% |
30.0% |
Definitely Declining |
38.9% |
52.3% |
27.0% |
25.3% |
36.4% |
44.4% |
27.6% |
16.8% |
Hazardous |
36.2% |
42.0% |
34.1% |
7.9% |
31.8% |
33.5% |
30.6% |
2.9% |
Chicago, IL |
Best |
74.0% |
75.3% |
23.8% |
51.5% |
74.2% |
80.9% |
47.4% |
33.5% |
Still Desirable |
56.4% |
62.0% |
36.6% |
25.4% |
58.4% |
67.7% |
38.4% |
29.3% |
Definitely Declining |
46.2% |
50.9% |
36.8% |
14.1% |
50.3% |
57.2% |
36.3% |
20.9% |
Hazardous |
40.6% |
51.5% |
27.7% |
23.8% |
46.5% |
55.2% |
34.0% |
21.2% |
Cleveland, OH |
Best |
65.8% |
65.7% |
67.6% |
-1.9% |
63.4% |
69.5% |
44.1% |
25.4% |
Still Desirable |
69.4% |
70.2% |
63.1% |
7.1% |
62.8% |
70.0% |
46.2% |
23.8% |
Definitely Declining |
62.2% |
66.0% |
47.7% |
18.3% |
56.9% |
68.1% |
38.8% |
29.3% |
Hazardous |
40.2% |
49.3% |
31.4% |
17.9% |
35.1% |
46.1% |
28.6% |
17.5% |
Columbus, OH |
Best |
74.8% |
76.3% |
25.8% |
50.5% |
61.3% |
72.2% |
19.0% |
53.2% |
Still Desirable |
53.7% |
55.3% |
47.8% |
7.5% |
50.4% |
56.2% |
41.3% |
14.9% |
Definitely Declining |
43.0% |
44.2% |
39.7% |
4.5% |
39.0% |
44.0% |
30.4% |
13.6% |
Hazardous |
39.8% |
40.8% |
38.1% |
2.7% |
32.1% |
33.5% |
32.6% |
0.9% |
Dayton, OH |
Best |
70.1% |
74.7% |
48.3% |
26.4% |
69.5% |
74.5% |
52.6% |
21.9% |
Still Desirable |
60.4% |
63.2% |
43.5% |
19.7% |
49.1% |
59.8% |
34.6% |
25.2% |
Definitely Declining |
54.2% |
53.8% |
56.0% |
-2.2% |
50.5% |
54.9% |
42.5% |
12.4% |
Hazardous |
55.1% |
61.9% |
45.7% |
16.2% |
47.6% |
56.7% |
36.0% |
20.7% |
Denver, CO |
Best |
67.7% |
68.9% |
50.6% |
18.3% |
70.2% |
72.9% |
33.2% |
39.7% |
Still Desirable |
63.6% |
62.8% |
72.8% |
-10.0% |
66.6% |
68.5% |
58.1% |
10.4% |
Definitely Declining |
41.2% |
43.2% |
30.1% |
13.1% |
45.5% |
48.4% |
23.0% |
25.4% |
Hazardous |
43.7% |
49.7% |
22.8% |
26.9% |
38.8% |
42.1% |
15.0% |
27.1% |
Fresno, CA |
Best |
69.8% |
71.2% |
31.4% |
39.8% |
56.4% |
62.6% |
2.5% |
60.1% |
Still Desirable |
62.8% |
65.5% |
28.3% |
37.2% |
50.1% |
57.4% |
14.6% |
42.8% |
Definitely Declining |
48.1% |
52.2% |
39.9% |
12.3% |
33.4% |
40.8% |
15.6% |
25.2% |
Hazardous |
52.1% |
57.6% |
40.4% |
17.2% |
29.7% |
34.7% |
27.3% |
7.4% |
Greensboro, NC |
Best |
66.7% |
68.6% |
11.0% |
57.6% |
61.2% |
67.7% |
9.3% |
58.4% |
Still Desirable |
49.9% |
52.7% |
6.2% |
46.5% |
44.5% |
50.7% |
10.2% |
40.5% |
Definitely Declining |
48.9% |
54.6% |
32.8% |
21.8% |
40.2% |
52.3% |
30.6% |
21.7% |
Hazardous |
39.4% |
39.8% |
39.5% |
0.3% |
31.2% |
35.2% |
29.9% |
5.3% |
Jacksonville, FL |
Best |
72.5% |
73.9% |
43.0% |
30.9% |
65.5% |
68.7% |
29.6% |
39.1% |
Still Desirable |
54.9% |
59.0% |
30.5% |
28.5% |
48.0% |
52.5% |
32.2% |
20.3% |
Definitely Declining |
57.4% |
61.2% |
41.8% |
19.4% |
46.5% |
56.6% |
30.8% |
25.8% |
Hazardous |
56.3% |
69.8% |
49.3% |
20.5% |
44.4% |
50.5% |
42.3% |
8.2% |
Los Angeles, CA |
Best |
66.8% |
69.1% |
49.8% |
19.3% |
64.0% |
67.1% |
46.2% |
20.9% |
Still Desirable |
49.4% |
50.7% |
49.2% |
1.5% |
46.2% |
48.3% |
42.7% |
5.6% |
Definitely Declining |
37.4% |
39.9% |
34.2% |
5.7% |
34.3% |
36.8% |
26.8% |
10.0% |
Hazardous |
34.8% |
37.5% |
30.1% |
7.4% |
33.0% |
35.8% |
22.6% |
13.2% |
Memphis, TN |
Best |
57.4% |
59.3% |
35.0% |
24.3% |
57.3% |
66.4% |
22.6% |
43.8% |
Still Desirable |
49.1% |
50.0% |
46.8% |
3.2% |
47.4% |
55.1% |
34.3% |
20.8% |
Definitely Declining |
52.8% |
61.0% |
46.7% |
14.3% |
42.7% |
52.2% |
38.9% |
13.3% |
Hazardous |
37.2% |
37.9% |
37.1% |
0.8% |
32.7% |
32.4% |
33.7% |
-1.3% |
Miami, FL |
Best |
46.1% |
46.7% |
14.8% |
31.9% |
54.0% |
56.8% |
42.8% |
14.0% |
Still Desirable |
37.3% |
37.5% |
34.5% |
3.0% |
43.0% |
47.1% |
29.2% |
17.9% |
Definitely Declining |
32.0% |
33.6% |
27.7% |
5.9% |
28.8% |
30.0% |
24.4% |
5.6% |
Hazardous |
39.9% |
46.0% |
29.6% |
16.4% |
31.6% |
33.9% |
28.3% |
5.6% |
Milwaukee, WI |
Best |
74.9% |
75.1% |
65.3% |
9.8% |
71.3% |
79.8% |
35.3% |
44.5% |
Still Desirable |
61.1% |
61.7% |
52.7% |
9.0% |
55.7% |
65.0% |
28.9% |
36.1% |
Definitely Declining |
55.1% |
59.0% |
37.1% |
21.9% |
49.2% |
59.3% |
28.6% |
30.7% |
Hazardous |
39.4% |
43.8% |
22.1% |
21.7% |
37.4% |
45.8% |
19.8% |
26.0% |
Montgomery County, PA |
Best |
66.1% |
67.8% |
55.8% |
12.0% |
67.8% |
76.4% |
52.7% |
23.7% |
Still Desirable |
65.8% |
64.1% |
70.3% |
-6.2% |
60.9% |
64.8% |
58.8% |
6.0% |
Definitely Declining |
75.1% |
75.8% |
62.1% |
13.7% |
71.3% |
74.8% |
59.1% |
15.7% |
Hazardous |
87.6% |
89.5% |
73.0% |
16.5% |
87.2% |
91.6% |
71.5% |
20.1% |
Nashville, TN |
Best |
71.3% |
71.7% |
36.6% |
35.1% |
73.5% |
75.8% |
34.4% |
41.4% |
Still Desirable |
54.0% |
54.7% |
51.6% |
3.1% |
55.4% |
57.4% |
52.7% |
4.7% |
Definitely Declining |
50.5% |
53.6% |
43.9% |
9.7% |
50.8% |
55.1% |
41.7% |
13.4% |
Hazardous |
43.4% |
49.3% |
33.4% |
15.9% |
38.6% |
45.6% |
28.3% |
17.3% |
New Orleans, LA |
Best |
73.5% |
74.8% |
45.9% |
28.9% |
77.9% |
81.6% |
51.4% |
30.2% |
Still Desirable |
53.5% |
55.1% |
45.7% |
9.4% |
60.2% |
64.2% |
50.0% |
14.2% |
Definitely Declining |
44.3% |
48.0% |
36.0% |
12.0% |
49.2% |
55.7% |
39.0% |
16.7% |
Hazardous |
31.6% |
40.2% |
27.6% |
12.6% |
41.3% |
47.8% |
37.0% |
10.8% |
New York, NY |
Best |
45.3% |
45.9% |
33.2% |
12.7% |
65.9% |
68.3% |
48.0% |
20.3% |
Still Desirable |
31.8% |
36.7% |
14.8% |
21.9% |
42.7% |
52.9% |
27.6% |
25.3% |
Definitely Declining |
36.3% |
40.1% |
25.9% |
14.2% |
41.6% |
47.8% |
35.2% |
12.6% |
Hazardous |
18.2% |
22.2% |
13.2% |
9.0% |
26.0% |
31.9% |
21.4% |
10.5% |
Newark, NJ |
Best |
73.0% |
75.0% |
50.1% |
24.9% |
75.6% |
81.8% |
51.4% |
30.4% |
Still Desirable |
65.5% |
72.3% |
31.0% |
41.3% |
65.6% |
76.0% |
34.6% |
41.4% |
Definitely Declining |
38.1% |
46.8% |
25.8% |
21.0% |
39.9% |
55.0% |
29.4% |
25.6% |
Hazardous |
22.7% |
32.7% |
15.2% |
17.5% |
25.7% |
35.7% |
22.1% |
13.6% |
Oakland, CA |
Best |
82.4% |
82.6% |
76.9% |
5.7% |
84.8% |
85.9% |
84.1% |
1.8% |
Still Desirable |
55.7% |
57.8% |
48.7% |
9.1% |
55.0% |
61.8% |
40.3% |
21.5% |
Definitely Declining |
37.5% |
39.7% |
33.5% |
6.2% |
37.2% |
43.3% |
28.2% |
15.1% |
Hazardous |
35.7% |
36.0% |
36.2% |
-0.2% |
34.1% |
41.2% |
29.1% |
12.1% |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Best |
63.1% |
68.4% |
32.9% |
35.5% |
57.1% |
62.5% |
29.2% |
33.3% |
Still Desirable |
58.5% |
59.2% |
68.9% |
-9.7% |
48.3% |
51.8% |
38.3% |
13.5% |
Definitely Declining |
60.3% |
61.5% |
60.0% |
1.5% |
46.1% |
47.3% |
41.2% |
6.1% |
Hazardous |
55.4% |
61.8% |
35.9% |
25.9% |
38.7% |
43.0% |
26.7% |
16.3% |
Philadelphia, PA |
Best |
68.0% |
70.2% |
53.1% |
17.1% |
67.7% |
76.1% |
53.8% |
22.3% |
Still Desirable |
67.2% |
66.9% |
68.9% |
-2.0% |
59.5% |
63.3% |
57.4% |
5.9% |
Definitely Declining |
65.1% |
69.4% |
59.3% |
10.1% |
53.6% |
61.0% |
48.2% |
12.8% |
Hazardous |
55.4% |
65.9% |
44.1% |
21.8% |
48.0% |
54.0% |
41.8% |
12.2% |
Phoenix, AZ |
Best |
58.6% |
61.2% |
18.3% |
42.9% |
61.8% |
66.6% |
19.1% |
47.5% |
Still Desirable |
43.3% |
46.8% |
24.3% |
22.5% |
41.5% |
46.1% |
29.2% |
16.9% |
Definitely Declining |
36.4% |
39.1% |
26.4% |
12.7% |
28.5% |
31.3% |
23.4% |
7.9% |
Hazardous |
34.9% |
37.7% |
33.5% |
4.2% |
23.7% |
28.0% |
13.7% |
14.3% |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Best |
65.2% |
66.0% |
17.8% |
48.2% |
68.0% |
72.5% |
28.2% |
44.3% |
Still Desirable |
62.9% |
64.2% |
41.1% |
23.1% |
60.8% |
66.7% |
37.0% |
29.7% |
Definitely Declining |
59.2% |
62.2% |
43.6% |
18.6% |
55.7% |
62.2% |
35.3% |
26.9% |
Hazardous |
51.1% |
59.1% |
29.4% |
29.7% |
51.7% |
61.7% |
28.7% |
33.0% |
Richmond, VA |
Best |
64.9% |
68.8% |
41.1% |
27.7% |
69.0% |
77.2% |
27.5% |
49.7% |
Still Desirable |
54.6% |
57.8% |
37.6% |
20.2% |
55.4% |
65.4% |
22.0% |
43.4% |
Definitely Declining |
49.6% |
49.0% |
50.9% |
-1.9% |
47.8% |
50.9% |
46.0% |
4.9% |
Hazardous |
39.0% |
39.3% |
39.0% |
0.3% |
30.1% |
24.2% |
33.9% |
-9.7% |
Sacramento, CA |
Best |
77.0% |
79.5% |
35.7% |
43.8% |
71.0% |
73.4% |
16.7% |
56.7% |
Still Desirable |
63.7% |
67.3% |
32.4% |
34.9% |
56.2% |
61.6% |
19.3% |
42.3% |
Definitely Declining |
50.7% |
52.9% |
38.6% |
14.3% |
41.0% |
46.8% |
19.2% |
27.6% |
Hazardous |
21.6% |
22.6% |
9.9% |
12.7% |
21.2% |
25.0% |
2.7% |
22.3% |
San Diego, CA |
Best |
62.1% |
64.0% |
7.9% |
56.1% |
58.9% |
60.9% |
17.0% |
43.9% |
Still Desirable |
46.7% |
48.3% |
7.2% |
41.1% |
41.3% |
44.8% |
9.6% |
35.2% |
Definitely Declining |
24.8% |
26.2% |
13.7% |
12.5% |
24.9% |
27.3% |
11.6% |
15.7% |
Hazardous |
52.2% |
54.7% |
48.3% |
6.4% |
44.1% |
43.1% |
44.8% |
-1.7% |
San Jose, CA |
Best |
53.7% |
58.8% |
9.9% |
48.9% |
53.6% |
60.5% |
41.1% |
19.4% |
Still Desirable |
51.8% |
54.9% |
11.7% |
43.2% |
51.2% |
59.4% |
19.1% |
40.3% |
Definitely Declining |
41.9% |
46.2% |
19.8% |
26.4% |
41.2% |
49.2% |
23.8% |
25.4% |
Hazardous |
37.4% |
41.4% |
17.6% |
23.8% |
35.3% |
40.0% |
18.3% |
21.7% |
Seattle, WA |
Best |
72.7% |
73.9% |
66.3% |
7.6% |
71.3% |
73.7% |
45.3% |
28.4% |
Still Desirable |
55.7% |
57.0% |
48.5% |
8.5% |
53.0% |
56.7% |
35.7% |
21.0% |
Definitely Declining |
45.3% |
45.5% |
39.6% |
5.9% |
42.1% |
43.1% |
30.7% |
12.4% |
Hazardous |
37.8% |
38.4% |
38.8% |
-0.4% |
38.0% |
43.0% |
24.2% |
18.8% |
St. Louis, MO |
Best |
60.5% |
62.1% |
51.0% |
11.1% |
61.1% |
68.6% |
40.3% |
28.3% |
Still Desirable |
60.5% |
63.7% |
53.0% |
10.7% |
56.6% |
66.0% |
43.4% |
22.6% |
Definitely Declining |
60.2% |
65.2% |
50.4% |
14.8% |
53.3% |
65.8% |
40.7% |
25.1% |
Hazardous |
37.1% |
45.0% |
27.8% |
17.2% |
39.0% |
56.9% |
24.2% |
32.7% |
Tacoma, WA |
Best |
68.7% |
69.7% |
42.2% |
27.5% |
66.6% |
67.5% |
13.6% |
53.9% |
Still Desirable |
69.0% |
69.9% |
56.1% |
13.8% |
59.2% |
62.2% |
39.3% |
22.9% |
Definitely Declining |
58.9% |
60.6% |
49.3% |
11.3% |
48.9% |
52.7% |
31.1% |
21.6% |
Hazardous |
43.4% |
44.9% |
38.7% |
6.2% |
37.6% |
41.6% |
26.8% |
14.8% |
Tampa, FL |
Best |
65.4% |
66.1% |
12.0% |
54.1% |
67.8% |
68.6% |
37.6% |
31.0% |
Still Desirable |
65.1% |
66.6% |
30.8% |
35.8% |
64.4% |
66.8% |
49.1% |
17.7% |
Definitely Declining |
64.4% |
67.2% |
53.2% |
14.0% |
58.0% |
63.9% |
42.0% |
21.9% |
Hazardous |
60.6% |
67.2% |
43.8% |
23.4% |
48.9% |
54.4% |
36.0% |
18.4% |
Trenton, NJ |
Best |
53.5% |
58.8% |
44.8% |
14.0% |
50.7% |
72.0% |
39.3% |
32.7% |
Still Desirable |
66.9% |
72.4% |
49.6% |
22.8% |
61.6% |
71.8% |
47.2% |
24.6% |
Definitely Declining |
67.5% |
69.8% |
53.8% |
16.0% |
58.3% |
65.9% |
42.0% |
23.9% |
Hazardous |
36.2% |
50.4% |
28.0% |
22.4% |
29.1% |
34.4% |
27.0% |
7.4% |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Best |
56.9% |
59.0% |
44.2% |
14.8% |
54.6% |
64.7% |
30.5% |
34.2% |
Still Desirable |
49.1% |
52.7% |
29.5% |
23.2% |
50.3% |
62.5% |
21.9% |
40.6% |
Definitely Declining |
49.3% |
55.3% |
39.4% |
15.9% |
45.3% |
57.0% |
33.9% |
23.1% |
Hazardous |
44.1% |
60.3% |
33.9% |
26.4% |
41.9% |
57.8% |
34.0% |
23.8% |
Warren, MI |
Best |
87.4% |
87.9% |
70.2% |
17.7% |
85.8% |
88.7% |
47.9% |
40.8% |
Still Desirable |
80.7% |
81.6% |
61.3% |
20.3% |
73.0% |
79.2% |
56.9% |
22.3% |
Definitely Declining |
76.0% |
76.9% |
70.1% |
6.8% |
62.1% |
72.4% |
39.5% |
32.9% |
Hazardous |
73.7% |
77.3% |
52.6% |
24.7% |
54.8% |
64.1% |
37.3% |
26.8% |
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