Single women who live alone are more likely to own a home than single men in 47 of 50 states, new study shows

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  1. In the U.S., [women are still up against systemic biases that often mean they are paid less than men](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/gen-z-women-expect-to-make-6200-less-than-men-after-graduating-.html) in the workplace and end up [less well-off financially](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/06/gender-pay-gap-womens-salary-expectations-are-25k-lower-than-mens.html). But according to analysis of recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, women do have an edge when it comes to homeownership.

    A January [LendingTree](https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/single-women-own-more-homes-than-single-men-do/) report found that single women who live by themselves are more likely than single men who live by themselves to own a home in 47 of 50 U.S. states. The study also found that single women own 2.71 million more homes than single men, or an average of 12.93% of homes across the 50 states versus 10.22%.

    To rank the states with the most single women and single men homeowners, LendingTree analyzed microdata from the [U.S. Census Bureau 2022 American Community Survey](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs) and focused on owner-occupied housing units whose owners were living by themselves.

    More: [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/08/states-with-the-largest-share-of-single-women-homeowners.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/08/states-with-the-largest-share-of-single-women-homeowners.html)

  2. And CNBC wonders why they have no audience. Do your job and figure out where all our Ukraine money went.

  6. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that dating culture hasn’t evolved with the times. Men are still expected to pay, buy an expensive ring, and so on. Equal rights, equal expenses.

  7. I, a single woman, bought my first house at 23. It was old, disheveled, and in a questionable neighborhood, but I was just tired of throwing my money to rent. Its not easy to qualify for a mortgage but there are programs out there that make it possible, regardless of gender or economic status. A USDA loan allowed me to buy the home with no money down. I don’t know what the reason is for this statistic but its disheartening that people just assume women are handed everything.

  8. My wife owned her house before we got together. Now I’m super glad she did. I was renting…. And the price of the house has over doubled since she bought it. I got lucky. With her and that she came with a house haha.

  11. You aren’t better off just because you own a home so I don’t see the relevance of this article.

  12. Men are pretty terrible with money when women enter the equation.

    It ain’t women’s fault that men fixate on women, while women fixate on their own success, though.

  13. I’ve seen quite a few women “humblebrag” about being homeowners on their dating profiles

  14. This is a general statement, but women have a more biological tendency to nest while men have a more biological urge to mate. I may be oversimplifying it, but it feels right.

  15. I think there could be several factors as some have noted. As /u/seriousbangs said, there are macroeconomic and social trends, but….

    … I have a PhD, I make six figures and if it wasn’t for my wife, I wouldn’t own. I don’t give enough of a shit about owning a home. I’d just divert what I would spend on a mortgage to investments. We can’t discount differences between men and women. My wife is the force behind us buying a home. If I were single I could live in a 1 bedroom apartment and be perfectly happy.

  16. because woman don’t quit easily. they often stick to it on rough situations more than man…

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