Lending Tree analyzed the latest housing data and found that single women own 10.95 million homes, while single men own 8.24 million. That means single women own an average of 12.93% of the owner-occupied homes across the 50 states, versus 10.22% among single men.
States with the largest share of single women homeowners
- Delaware
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Florida
States with the largest share of single men homeowners
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Alaska
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- You can check out our full report here: https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/single-women-own-more-homes-than-single-men-do/
LendingTree's Senior Economist and report author, Jacob Channel, had this to say.
"Though single women are more likely to own a home than single men are, a majority of homes are nonetheless owned by couples and families. This goes to show that because homeownership is often so expensive, regardless of one’s gender, it can be very difficult to become a homeowner by yourself. This is especially true in today’s high price, high rate, housing market."