Homeownership Rate
65.0%
· Apr 2026
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1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
63%
64%
65%
66%
67%
68%
69%
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
65.0%
Homeownership Rate — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Homeownership Rate
1965
63.4%
1966
63.8%
1967
63.5%
1968
63.6%
1969
64.4%
1970
64.0%
1971
64.5%
1972
64.4%
1973
64.4%
1974
64.4%
1975
64.5%
1976
64.8%
1977
64.9%
1978
65.4%
1979
65.4%
1980
65.5%
1981
65.2%
1982
64.5%
1983
64.4%
1984
64.1%
1985
63.5%
1986
63.9%
1987
64.1%
1988
63.8%
1989
63.8%
1990
64.1%
1991
64.2%
1992
64.4%
1993
64.6%
1994
64.2%
1995
65.1%
1996
65.4%
1997
65.7%
1998
66.4%
1999
66.9%
2000
67.5%
2001
68.0%
2002
68.3%
2003
68.6%
2004
69.2%
2005
69.0%
2006
68.9%
2007
67.8%
2008
67.5%
2009
67.2%
2010
66.5%
2011
66.0%
2012
65.4%
2013
65.2%
2014
64.0%
2015
63.8%
2016
63.7%
2017
64.2%
2018
64.8%
2019
65.1%
2020
65.8%
2021
65.5%
2022
65.9%
2023
65.7%
2024
65.7%
2025
65.7%
2026
65.0%
Source: FRED · RHORUSQ156N · econscout.com