American Cities With the Largest Minority Homeownership Gap
Nationally, the minority homeownership gap—defined here as the difference between the White homeownership rate and the minority homeownership rate—has exceeded 20 percentage points for at least the past two decades. Locally, this gap varies due to factors such as an area’s demographic makeup, housing costs, employment opportunities, and historical homeownership rates. Researchers identified the locations with the largest minority homeownership gap.