About 14 percent of homebuyers in the United States in 2021 had a median household income between 100,000 and 124,999 U.S dollars. This was the median income range with the largest share of homebuyers in the United States that year. The second-largest category was buyers with a median income of over 200,000 U.S dollars who accounted for 13 percent of all buyers.
Percentage distribution of home buyers in the United States in 2021, by median household income
Primary residence buyers; real estate purchased between July 2020 and June 2021
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Median income of 2020.
The source adds the following information: "In July 2021, NAR mailed out a 129-question survey using a random sample weighted to be representative of sales on a geographic basis to 129,800 recent home buyers. The recent home buyers had to have purchased a primary residence home between July of 2020 and June of 2021. A total of 5,795 responses were received from primary residence buyers. After accounting for undeliverable questionnaires, the survey had an adjusted response rate of 4.5 percent. "
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National Association of Realtors. (March 23, 2022). Percentage distribution of home buyers in the United States in 2021, by median household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448281/median-income-millennials-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Percentage distribution of home buyers in the United States in 2021, by median household income." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448281/median-income-millennials-usa/
National Association of Realtors. (2022). Percentage distribution of home buyers in the United States in 2021, by median household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448281/median-income-millennials-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Percentage Distribution of Home Buyers in The United States in 2021, by Median Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448281/median-income-millennials-usa/
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