Generation Xers (between 42 and 55 years old) constituted the largest share of home sellers in the United States in 2021. The generation with the smallest share of home sellers was generation Z which made up only two percent of home sellers that year.
Distribution of home sellers in the United States in 2021, by generation
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Statistics on Gen Z and the housing market in the U.S.
Introduction
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- Premium Statistic Homeownership expectations of adults in the United States in 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Living arrangements of 18-24-year olds in the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Reasons why Gen Zers want to buy a house in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons why Gen Zers want to continue renting in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Home buyers in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Home sellers in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Length of current tenure of Gen Z adults in the U.S. 2021
Home buying
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- Premium Statistic Leading metros for Gen Z house buyers in the U.S. in 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of Gen Z planning a home purchase in the U.S. Q3 2019-Q2 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Gen Z actively looking for a home in the U.S. Q3 2019-Q2 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of prospective home buyers who prefer a new home Q2 2021-Q2 2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Main reason for timing of home purchase in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 effect on homeownership plans U.S. 2020, by ethnicity and demographic
- Premium Statistic U.S.: COVID-19 effect on homeownership plans parents 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Gen Z's current and preferred home location in the U.S. 2021
Home financing and affordability
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- Premium Statistic Median income of home buyers in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Average down payment in the leading metros for Gen Z house buyers in the U.S. in 2020
- Premium Statistic Average mortgage loan in the leading metros for Gen Z house buyers in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Credit score in the metros with the highest share of Gen Z home buyers U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Leading obstacles to homebuying for Gen Zers in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Buyers able to afford less than half of homes for sale U.S. 2020-2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Home buyers who struggle finding a home due to affordability U.S. 2022, by generation
Renting
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- Premium Statistic Breakdown of apartment applicants in the U.S. 2022, by generation
- Basic Statistic Most important apartment features for renters in the U.S. 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Credit score for renting different apartments in the U.S. 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Most popular metros for Gen Z apartment applicants in the U.S. 2021, by metro
- Premium Statistic Most popular cities for Gen Z apartment applicants in the U.S. 2021, by city
- Premium Statistic Increasingly popular cities for Gen Z apartment applicants the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gen Z touring preferences when looking for a rental apartment in the U.S. 2020
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- Share of adults who think overspending on homes is a problem U.S. 2017, by region
- Individuals who turn to family when they want to buy something in the UK in 2017
- Individuals who believed that social media is a good thing in the UK in 2017
- Individuals who believed that politics is broken in United Kingdom in 2017
- Generational perception of their success and class in the United Kingdom 2017
- Generational satisfaction with their life in the United Kingdom in 2017
- Amount of money parents have saved for college in the U.S. 2016, by generation
- Properties viewed before making a purchase offer in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- U.S. consumers' importance of lactose when buying groceries 2014
- Property purchase intentions in China by income group 2013
- U.S. consumers' importance of preservatives when buying groceries by generation 2014
- U.S. consumers' importance of whole grain when buying groceries by generation 2014
- Loneliness score among U.S. adults in 2018, by generation
- Individuals who think that artificial intelligence will save the world in the UK 2017
- U.S.: parenting habits in regard to environmental sustainability 2019, by generation
- DIY - total expenditure in the U.S. 2011, by generation
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- Individuals who turn to family when they want to buy something in the UK in 2017
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- U.S. consumers' importance of whole grain when buying groceries by generation 2014
- Loneliness score among U.S. adults in 2018, by generation
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National Association of Realtors. (March 23, 2022). Distribution of home sellers in the United States in 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952029/home-sellers-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Distribution of home sellers in the United States in 2021, by generation." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952029/home-sellers-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Realtors. (2022). Distribution of home sellers in the United States in 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952029/home-sellers-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Distribution of Home Sellers in The United States in 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952029/home-sellers-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Realtors, Distribution of home sellers in the United States in 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952029/home-sellers-by-generation-usa/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Distribution of home sellers in the United States in 2021, by generation [Graph], National Association of Realtors, March 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952029/home-sellers-by-generation-usa/