In a September 2020 survey among adults in the United States, around 25 percent of adults were currently saving up to purchase a home. There were at that time more men (28 percent) than women (23 percent) wishing to do so. In comparison, the share of men that didn't expect or plan to ever own a home (28 percent) was also bigger than the share of women (27 percent).
Distribution of adults in the United States in 2020, by homeownership plans and gender
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Morning Consult. (September 28, 2020). Distribution of adults in the United States in 2020, by homeownership plans and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220453/distribution-of-adults-usa-by-homeownership-plans-gender/
Morning Consult. "Distribution of adults in the United States in 2020, by homeownership plans and gender." Chart. September 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220453/distribution-of-adults-usa-by-homeownership-plans-gender/
Morning Consult. (2020). Distribution of adults in the United States in 2020, by homeownership plans and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220453/distribution-of-adults-usa-by-homeownership-plans-gender/
Morning Consult. "Distribution of Adults in The United States in 2020, by Homeownership Plans and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220453/distribution-of-adults-usa-by-homeownership-plans-gender/
Morning Consult, Distribution of adults in the United States in 2020, by homeownership plans and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220453/distribution-of-adults-usa-by-homeownership-plans-gender/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Distribution of adults in the United States in 2020, by homeownership plans and gender [Graph], Morning Consult, September 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220453/distribution-of-adults-usa-by-homeownership-plans-gender/