This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding the kind of residence they live in. The survey was conducted in 2009. 23.6 percent of surveyed lesbian women and 19.5 percent of surveyed gay men stated they live in an urban stand-alone house.
Gay and Lesbian Americans: What type of residence do you live in?
Characteristic
Lesbian women
Gay men
Urban stand-alone house
23.6%
19.5%
Suburban stand-alone house
27.3%
21.5%
Urban condo or townhouse
8.6%
17.2%
Suburban condo or townhouse
6%
6.1%
Rural home
11.9%
8.7%
Apartment building in any environment (urban, suburban, or rural)
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: What type of residence do you live in? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250264/housing-situation-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and Lesbian Americans: What type of residence do you live in?." Chart. January 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250264/housing-situation-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (2010). Gay and Lesbian Americans: What type of residence do you live in?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250264/housing-situation-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and Lesbian Americans: What Type of Residence Do You Live In?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250264/housing-situation-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), Gay and Lesbian Americans: What type of residence do you live in? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250264/housing-situation-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Gay and Lesbian Americans: What type of residence do you live in? [Graph], Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), January 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250264/housing-situation-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans-in-the-us/
