LendingTree Study Finds Homeownership More Common Among Single Women Than Single Men
To determine the number of single homeowners in each metro area,
The study found that in all the 50 largest metropolitan areas, single women own more homes than single men do. On average, single women own more than 70,000 more homes in metro areas than single men do.
Key findings:
- Single women own considerably more homes than single men do. On average, single women own around 22 percent of homes, while single men own less than 13 percent of homes.
Oklahoma City was the metropolitan area where single men own the largest share of owner-occupied homes, at 16 percent. Even though single men own a greater proportion of homes inOklahoma City than they do elsewhere in the country, they still own fewer homes than single women, who own 24 percent of residential properties in the area.New Orleans was the metropolitan area where single women own the largest share of owner-occupied homes. In this area, single women own nearly twice as many homes than single men do: 27 percent compared with 15 percent.
Metros with the largest share of single-women homeowners
Owner-occupied households: 299,556
Households owned and occupied by single women: 27.08%
Households owned and occupied by single men: 15.47%
Gender gap between single homeowners: 11.61 percentage points
Owner-occupied households: 1,252,418
Households owned and occupied by single women: 26.81%
Households owned and occupied by single men: 14.22%
Gender gap between single homeowners: 12.59 percentage points
Owner-occupied households: 298,673
Households owned and occupied by single women: 25.44%
Households owned and occupied by single men: 13.75%
Gender gap between single homeowners: 11.70 percentage points
Metros with the largest share of single-men homeowners
Owner-occupied households: 324,907
Households owned and occupied by single men: 15.52%
Households owned and occupied by single women: 23.78%
Gender gap between single homeowners: 8.27 percentage points
Owner-occupied households: 299,556
Households owned and occupied by single men: 15.47%
Households owned and occupied by single women: 27.08%
Gender gap between single homeowners: 11.61 percentage points
Owner-occupied households: 64,821
Households owned and occupied by single men: 15.30%
Households owned and occupied by single women: 21.03%
Gender gap between single homeowners: 5.72 percentage points
To view the full report, visit https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/homeownership-gender-gap-study/.
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