$2,938
USD, nominal
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Historical Census of Housing Tables: Home Values (Unadjusted)
U.S. Census Bureau · 2000
Population measured
Owner-occupied housing units, median value (decennial census, nominal/unadjusted dollars), U.S. and by state
Source notes & limitations
Median value of owner-occupied homes, unadjusted (nominal) dollars, decennial 1940-2000. National medians: 1940 $2,938; 1950 $7,354; 1960 $11,900; 1970 $17,000; 1980 $47,200; 1990 $79,100; 2000 $119,600. Companion to the Census homeownership history table (census-homeownership-historical); distinct table (values, not rates). Modern values (2010+) come from ACS B25077 (census-acs-homevalue).
Where this source appears
12 records across 7 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
7 of 12 records have a current source audit. A transcription check reads a declared numeric field from a pinned local source file; a calculation replay reads its operands and applies the declared method and rounding rule. A source audit does not independently validate the source or every claim in a record. The date is the last successful local audit; the build checks that its bindings still match.
US · 1940s
0.97 years ($2,938 home vs ~$3,031 income)
years of median family income (nominal)
No current source auditUS · 1950s
$7,354
USD, nominal
Transcription checked · 2026-09-08US · 1960s
$11,900
USD, nominal (median value of owner-occupied single-family homes)
Transcription checked · 2026-09-08US · 1970s
$17,000
USD, nominal
Transcription checked · 2026-09-081.72 years ($17,000 home vs $9,867 income)
years of median family income (nominal)
No current source auditUS · 1980s
$47,200
USD, nominal
Transcription checked · 2026-09-082.24 years ($47,200 home vs $21,020 income)
years of median family income (nominal)
No current source auditUS · 1990s
$79,100
USD, nominal
Transcription checked · 2026-09-082.24 years ($79,100 home vs $35,350 income)
years of median family income (nominal)
No current source auditUS · 2000s
$119,600
USD, nominal
Transcription checked · 2026-09-082.36 years ($119,600 home vs $50,730 income)
years of median family income (nominal)
No current source audit