Mortgage-free homeownership rates jump in N.J.

More than 1/3 of homeowners in New Jersey now own their homes outright, an increase of more than seven percentage points since 2010. The increase in mortgage-free homes has mirrored national trends, U.S. Census data shows.

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Numbers based on owner-occupied homes and do not include rental properties.

Chart: Katie KauschSource: U.S. Census Bureau Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper