Return to the PIE Home PageAccording to the Census of Population and Housing in 1990, 54.8% of all householders in Franklin County owned their home. The chart above indicates that white householders had by far the highest homeownership rate at 58.3%, in comparison to blacks at 38.4% and Asians at 38.1%.
The classification of race refers to the race of the householder occupying the housing unit. Those of Hispanic origin are not specifically categorized in the graph above because Hispanic persons may be of any race. Persons of Hispanic origin had a homeownership rate of 36.9% in 1990.
1980 1990
House- House-
Race holders Percent holders Percent
White
Owner 163,118 59.54 183,402 58.25
Renter 110,827 40.46 131,428 41.75
Total 273,942 100.00 314,830 100.00
Black
Owner 19,478 43.11 21,553 38.39
Renter 25,702 56.89 34,579 61.61
Total 45,180 100.00 56,132 100.00
Am. Indian,
Eskimo, Aleuts.
Owner 203 42.56 341 41.13
Renter 274 57.44 488 58.87
Total 477 100.00 829 100.00
Asian, Pac.
Islander
Owner 800 41.11 2,289 38.09
Renter 1,145 28.89 3,721 61.91
Total 1,945 100.00 6,010 100.00
Other
Owner 402 31.65 248 26.89
Renter 868 68.35 674 73.11
Total 1,270 100.00 922 100.00
All Races
Owners 184,001 56.99 207,833 54.87
Renters 138,816 43.01 170,890 45.13
Total 322,817 100.00 378,723 100.00
Note: Persons of Hispanic Origin are included in all races.
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-022