This statistic shows the share of Americans who planned to buy a car within the next 12 months in 2022. The results were sorted by income tier. In 2022, 38 percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they planned to buy a new car.
American households with planned to buy a car within the next 12 months in 2022, by income
four waves from 03 January 2022 to 16 December 2022
Number of respondents
8,157 respondents
Age group
18-64 years
Special properties
residential online population
Supplementary notes
The original question was "Are you planning to buy a car in the next 12 months?"
High income : top 33 percent of households
Medium income: mid 33 percent of all households
Low income; bottom 33 percent of all households.
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