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Buzz: California has more single women homeowners than any other state.
Source: My trusty spreadsheet analyzed 2021 homeownership stats – by gender and size of household – from the Census Bureau and compiled by LendingTree.
Topline
California had the largest number of single-female owners among the states at 856,479. Then came Florida at 854,297, Texas at 699,974, New York at 594,728, and Pennsylvania at 487,999.
California was also No. 1 for single men at 601,849, followed by Florida at 591,712, Texas at 562,909, New York at 421,470 and Pennsylvania at 384,182.
Details
California has 42% more women who are single homeowners than men vs. a 33% difference nationwide.
The nation’s biggest gap was found in Maryland at 51%, then New Jersey at 49%, Massachusetts at 49%, Vermont at 47% and Rhode Island at 46%,
And just two states had more single male owners than female: North Dakota with 13% more men owners and South Dakota at 6%.
As the most populous state, California’s lofty placement for single owners is hardly a surprise.
But when it came to the single owner’s share of all owner-occupied households, however, California’s rankings tumbled.
Single women were just 11.4% of all California owners, the eighth-lowest among the states. Utah was at the bottom at 9%, then Texas at 10.4%, Idaho at 10.8%, New Hampshire at 11% and North Dakota at 11.1%.
Tops? Louisiana at 15.2%, then Alabama at 15%, South Carolina, Florida and New Mexico at 14.8%.
For men, California’s 8% share was second-lowest behind Utah’s 7%. Then came New Jersey at 8.2%, Texas at 8.3%, and Massachusetts at 8.7%.
Tops? North Dakota at 12.7%, then Wyoming at 12.1%, South Dakota at 12%, Mississippi at 11.6%, and New Mexico at 11.4%.
Bottom line
If the typical woman earns less than her male peer, why do they seem to…
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