Chart: Black households are more than twice as likely to live in densely populated housing structures as white households: Shares of black and white households by type of housing structure

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Black households are more than twice as likely to live in densely populated housing structures as white households: Shares of black and white households by type of housing structure

Units in structure	Black	White
1 unit, detached or attached	54.5%	74.2%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	5.9%
5 or more units	29.2%	14.0%

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Note: White refers to non-Hispanic whites, black refers to blacks alone. Black households are households in which the head of household is black. White households are households in which the head of household is white. Totals may not sum to 100%. Structures categorized as mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc. are omitted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table S0201.

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