Among all home buyers in the United States in 2021, about 60 percent were married couples. Additionally, 19 percent were single females, which was more than double the share of single males buying a home that year.
Marital status of home buyers in the United States in 2021
Primary residence buyers; real estate purchased between July 2020 and June 2021
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
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). Marital status of home buyers in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/504772/marital-status-of-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Marital status of home buyers in the United States in 2021." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504772/marital-status-of-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors. (2022). Marital status of home buyers in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504772/marital-status-of-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Marital Status of Home Buyers in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504772/marital-status-of-home-buyers-usa/
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