Implications of Housing Conditions for Racial Wealth and Health Disparities

Urban Institute
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

"Black households are less likely to own their home compared to white households, which contributes to the broader Black-white housing wealth gap. But closing the homeownership rate disparity may not fully address the racial wealth difference. Even when they achieve homeownership, Black households are more likely to live in properties considered to be in inadequate condition."