COVID-19 homeownership plans U.S. 2020

In a September 2020 survey among adults in the United States, one in three Millennials who was a person of color (POC) said that they were more interested in buying a home due to the COVID-19 pandemic (35 percent). On the other hand, the share of White Non-Hispanic Millennials who were more likely to purchase a house was 21 percent.

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

Effect of COVID-19 on homeownership plans in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and 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?"

The respondents to this survey question were 368 White Non-Hispanic Millennials, 369 POC Millennials, 284 White Non-Hispanic GenXers, 155 POC GenXers, 288 White Non-Hispanic Baby Boomers and 87 POC Baby Boomers.

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