In Milwaukee, Black households are half as likely to own their homes as white households, and the Hispanic homeownership rate also lags. These are alarming facts that point to broader barriers for residents of our city as they seek to build wealth and achieve financial stability.Yet, as disturbing as this may be, it likely comes as no surprise to most readers given Milwaukee’s widely documented racial disparities. More surprising is a finding in new Wisconsin Policy Forum research that racial disparities in homeownership are even greater in Wisconsin’s other large cities and statewide...
There are large and growing disparities throughout Wisconsin
According to 2019 Census data (the most recent available), almost 56% of white households in Milwaukee own their homes compared with 38% of Hispanic households and just 27% of Black households...
...moreAccording to 2019 Census data (the most recent available), almost 56% of white households in Milwaukee own their homes compared with 38% of Hispanic households and just 27% of Black households...
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