During the second quarter of 2025, the number of homeowner households in the U.S. dipped by 0.1 percent year over year to about 86.2 million households while the number of renter households grew by 2.6 percent to roughly 46.4 million households.
Source: Inman News
America’s homeowner population declines for the 1st time since 2016
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