Single Women More Likely To Own Homes Than Single Men In Nearly All States
Single women who live by themselves are most likely to own a home than single men in 48 of 50 states, according to a new analysis by LendingTree.
LendingTree looked at data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and found that women own about 2.46 million more homes than single men.
Single women own about 10.76 million homes, about 12.90% of all owner-occupied homes in America, while men own only 8.12 million, 10.06%.
Louisiana has the highest share of homes owned by single women, but Florida has the largest gap in ownership rates among single men and women – 4.55% – nearly two percentage points higher than the national average of 2.84%.
North Dakota and South Dakota are the…