Racial Homeownership Gaps Getting Worse in Wisconsin

By A.J. Bayatpour, WKOW

MADISON (WKOW) -- The disparities in homeownership between White, Hispanic, and African-American families across Wisconsin have only gotten worse over the last decade according to a report from the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum.

Data from the 2020 census found while 72 percent of the state's White residents own where they live, that number is about 41 percent for Hispanic residents and 25 percent of Black Wisconsinites.

"People shouldn't act like they're surprised by these statistics," Urban League of Greater Madison President Ruben Anthony said. "Because we've been talking about these disparities for years."

 

 

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