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

In a September 2020 survey among adults in the United States, many respondents said that the COVID-19 pandemic did not change their interest in buying a home. Millennials were most likely to have changed their homeownership plans: 28 percent of Millennials were more interested in buying a home due to the COVID-19 pandemic compared with nine percent of Baby Boomers.

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

Effect of COVID-19 on homeownership plans of GenZers, Millennials, GenXers, and Baby Boomers in the United States in 2020

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 survey question's respondents were 271 GenZers (1997-2012), 737 millennials (1981-1996), 439 GenXers (1965-1980) and 375 Baby Boomers (1946-1964).

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