# Homeowners outnumber renters

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 18 to 24, 2024, 60% of Americans said they or their family own their home or apartment.

About four-in-ten gave another answer: 36% said they pay rent, and 4% said something else.

## Topline

Do you or your family own your own home or apartment, pay rent, or something else?

60% of Americans say they or their family own their home or apartment.

- Own home: 59.7%
- Pay rent: 35.9%
- Something else: 4.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)

## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)