The purchase of a primary residence was the main reason why families in the United States were in debt in 2022. It was found that 78.5 percent of the household debt in the United States was attributable to primary residence purchase that year, with.
Distribution of family debt in the United States from 2004 to 2022, by purpose
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Federal Reserve. (November 24, 2023). Distribution of family debt in the United States from 2004 to 2022, by purpose [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247809/percentage-of-total-family-debt-in-the-us-by-purpose-of-debt/
Federal Reserve. "Distribution of family debt in the United States from 2004 to 2022, by purpose." Chart. November 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247809/percentage-of-total-family-debt-in-the-us-by-purpose-of-debt/
Federal Reserve. (2023). Distribution of family debt in the United States from 2004 to 2022, by purpose. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247809/percentage-of-total-family-debt-in-the-us-by-purpose-of-debt/
Federal Reserve. "Distribution of Family Debt in The United States from 2004 to 2022, by Purpose." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247809/percentage-of-total-family-debt-in-the-us-by-purpose-of-debt/
Federal Reserve, Distribution of family debt in the United States from 2004 to 2022, by purpose Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247809/percentage-of-total-family-debt-in-the-us-by-purpose-of-debt/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Distribution of family debt in the United States from 2004 to 2022, by purpose [Graph], Federal Reserve, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247809/percentage-of-total-family-debt-in-the-us-by-purpose-of-debt/