HOUSING AND BLACK HOUSEHOLDERS

Numbers in Percent
Black All
Characteristic Households Households
Ownership rate 44 64
Buildings w/ 5 or more units 25 16
Married couples 36 57
Female householders (2+ persons) 31 13
Housing costs as percent of income 27 21
Public or subsidized housing 16 5
No savings or investments 52 24
Income below poverty level 34 12
No cars, trucks, or vans 32 12
Source:
"Selected Characteristics of Black Households"
Housing in America 1985/86, p.60
Primary Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Housing Report, Series H-121, No. 19