United States homeownership rate has increased to highest level ever
Data showing that the percentage of Americans owning their own homes has increased each year, at least since 1995.
HOMEOWNERSHIP RATES, 1995 TO 2004
United States
1995 65.8
1996 66.7
1997 67.0
1998 67.5
1999 68.1
2000 68.5
2001 69.1
2002 69.3
2003 69.4
2004 70.0
Source: Public Policy Institute of California, by way of the San Francisco Chronicle









