Chart: American homeowners hold most of their assets in their primary residence across all racial groups—especially Black and Hispanic households: Share of total assets in primary residence by race and ethnicity, 2019

PREE Policy Report Chartbook

	Typical share of total assets in housing
American households	61%
White	57%
Black	74%
Hispanic	80%
Other	66%

Note: Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).

Source: Economic Policy Institute's calculations of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System, Consumer Finance Survey, 2019.

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