In 2019, 74 percent of Gen Z and Millennial homeowners in the United States still lived in the first home they purchased. In contrast, only 34 percent of Boomer homeowners said the same.
Share of homeowners living in their first home in the United States in 2019, by generation
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Zillow. (October 1, 2019). Share of homeowners living in their first home in the United States in 2019, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056705/homeowners-living-in-first-home-usa-by-generation/
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Zillow. (2019). Share of homeowners living in their first home in the United States in 2019, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056705/homeowners-living-in-first-home-usa-by-generation/
Zillow. "Share of Homeowners Living in Their First Home in The United States in 2019, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056705/homeowners-living-in-first-home-usa-by-generation/
Zillow, Share of homeowners living in their first home in the United States in 2019, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056705/homeowners-living-in-first-home-usa-by-generation/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Share of homeowners living in their first home in the United States in 2019, by generation [Graph], Zillow, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056705/homeowners-living-in-first-home-usa-by-generation/