据美国人口普查局（U.S. Census Bureau）的报告， 2011年，在美国生活的人口中， 52%以上拥有自己的住房；美国本土出生的人口住房拥有率约为67%。

据美国人口普查局（U.S. Census Bureau）的报告， 2011年，在美国生活的人口中， 52%以上拥有自己的住房；美国本土出生的人口住房拥有率约为67%。

该报告发现，与外国出生的非公民相比，外国出生的已归化为公民的群体更有可能拥有自己的住房。在已归化的公民家庭中，66%拥有自己居住的房产，而非公民家庭的比例为34%。

人口普查局外国出生人口办公室（Foreign-Born Population Branch）办公室主任伊丽莎白·格里科（Elizabeth Grieco）说：“住房所有权是美国许多居民共同的一个目标，无论是本地出生的还是外国出生的，也不论是公民和非公民。移民尤其如此，几乎每7个美国家庭有一个为移民家庭，从租房过渡到拥有自己的住房是在美国的一笔巨大的投资。”

该报告全文2011年外国出生人口的住房拥有率（"Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011" (PDF, 900KB)）刊登在美国人口普查局网站上。

A study by the Census Bureau finds that more than half of foreign-born people in the United States own their own homes.

The rate of homeownership is high among the foreign-born living in the United States, according to a report recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

More than half (52 percent) of foreign-born householders owned their homes in 2011, according to the study. In contrast, about two-thirds (67 percent) of native-born householders owned their homes.

This report found that foreign-born naturalized citizens were more likely to own their homes than foreign-born noncitizens. In naturalized citizen households, 66 percent were owner-occupied. That compares with 34 percent of noncitizen households.

“Homeownership is a goal shared by many residents of the United States, both native- and foreign-born, citizen and noncitizen,” said Elizabeth Grieco, chief of the Foreign-Born Population Branch at the Census Bureau. “For immigrants in particular — who maintain nearly one in seven households in the U.S. — making the transition from renter to homeowner represents a significant investment in the United States.”

The full report, “Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011” (PDF, 900KB), is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website.