Definition

Percent of housing units that are owner occupied versus renter occupied

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, various years, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, DP04 "Selected housing characteristics."

Technical

Notes

1 Rappaport, Jordan. 2010. “The Effectiveness of Homeownership in Building Household Wealth.” Economic Review Fourth Quarter.

2 Sinai, T., & Souleles, N. S. (2005). Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 120(2), 763–789.

3 Shapiro, Thomas. 2006. “Race, Homeownership, and Wealth.” Washington University Journal of Law & Policy 20(53): - 74.
[Housing by occupation status](/~/media/4007/Housing by occupation status 2025 CI Table.pdf).

Last Updated

2025-03