Is Black homeownership in America better than 100 years ago? Well, it's complicated.
The gap in homeownership between Blacks and whites is actually worse than it was in 1920. One expert explains why.
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The gap in homeownership between Blacks and whites is actually worse than it was in 1920. One expert explains why.
Topics: End Notes [1] CBPP analysis of U.S. Census Bureau’s basic monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) public use microdata files. Figures are not seasonally adjusted. [2] U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Supplemental data measuring the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the labor market, Table 9, at https://www.bls.gov/cps/effects-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.htm. [3] CBPP analysis of U.S. Census Bureau’s basic monthly CPS public use microdata and COVID-19 supplemental data files at www.census.gov/data/datasets/time-series/demo/cps/cps-s...