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Homeownership Rates Have Fallen For 30 Years: Census Data on 18 to 54 Year Olds

• CalculatedRiskBlog.com
 
While Census has not released “Summary File 1” for the US as a whole, it has released such data for all 50 states plus DC. As such, aggregate US data from these files, including homeownership rates by selected age groups, can be constructed using the mathematical tools called “addition” and “division.” Note the sizable declines in homeownership rates over the last decade in the 25-54 year old age groups!

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