The majority of home buyers in the United States in 2021 purchased homes that cost 500 thousand U.S. dollars or more. Homes over 500 thousand U.S. dollars were purchased by 22 percent of buyers from the 42 to 56 age group who made up the largest share of buyers in that category.
Distribution of home purchase prices in the United States in 2021, by age group
Home price in U.S. dollars
Less than 75,000
75,000 to 99,999
100,000 to 124,999
125,000 to 149,999
150,000 to 174,999
175,000 to 199,999
200,000 to 249,999
250,000 to 299,999
300,000 to 349,999
350,000 to 399,999
400,000 to 499,999
500,000 or more
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Primary residence buyers; real estate purchased between July 2020 and June 2021
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Percentage points exceeding or missing to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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). Distribution of home purchase prices in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/505306/price-of-home-purchased-by-age-group/
National Association of Realtors. "Distribution of home purchase prices in the United States in 2021, by age group." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505306/price-of-home-purchased-by-age-group/
National Association of Realtors. (2022). Distribution of home purchase prices in the United States in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505306/price-of-home-purchased-by-age-group/
National Association of Realtors. "Distribution of Home Purchase Prices in The United States in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505306/price-of-home-purchased-by-age-group/
National Association of Realtors, Distribution of home purchase prices in the United States in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505306/price-of-home-purchased-by-age-group/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of home purchase prices in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph], National Association of Realtors, March 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/505306/price-of-home-purchased-by-age-group/