This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding their housing situation and real estate property. The survey was conducted in 2009. 59 percent of surveyed lesbian women and 52.2 percent of surveyed gay men stated they own the residence they live in.
Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do you own or rent your primary residence?
According to the source, "[d]uring the 49-day period from July 30, 2009 to September 16, 2009, Community Marketing, Inc. conducted an online survey of self-identified gay men and lesbians from CMI’s proprietary survey panel, as well as participants pointed to the survey from a variety of partners. For the purposes of this report, those participants who self-identified as “queer,” “transgender” or “bisexual” were not included in the analyses unless they also identified as lesbian or gay."
Number of respondents in the U.S.:
Self-identified gay men: n=15,848
self-identified lesbian women: n = 5,809
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Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (January 1, 2010). Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do you own or rent your primary residence? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250261/real-estate-property-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do you own or rent your primary residence?." Chart. January 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250261/real-estate-property-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (2010). Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do you own or rent your primary residence?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250261/real-estate-property-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do You Own or Rent Your Primary Residence?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250261/real-estate-property-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do you own or rent your primary residence? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250261/real-estate-property-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do you own or rent your primary residence? [Graph], Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), January 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250261/real-estate-property-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
