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Who Owns a Home in America, in 12 Charts
Many homeownership trends have remained largely the same since 1960—with a few noteworthy shifts.
America is, by and large, a nation of homeowners. Though more than 100 million Americans rent, they’re outnumbered two-to-one by Americans who own their own home, according to data from the U.S. Census.
And that’s nothing new. Americans have had high rates of homeownership for a long time, with only modest changes over the decades: