COVID-19 effect on homeownership plans U.S. 2020

In a September 2020 survey among adults in the United States, 32 percent of Millennial parents said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had made them more interested in purchasing a home compared with 26 percent of GenX parents.

In the United States, the 2020 homeownership rate reached 65.8 percent.

Effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on homeownership plans of parents in the United States in 2020, by generation

Characteristic	I am more interested in buying a home	I am less interested in buying a home	My interest has not changed	Don't know / no opinion
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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2020

Number of respondents

4,400 respondents

Age group

Adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage points.

The original survey question was formulated as: "Has the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) influenced your interest in buying a home in the future?"

This respondents were 373 Millennial parents, 228 Gen X parents and 156 Baby Boomer parents.

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