Real estate statistics hub

Current U.S. real estate numbers with their primary sources attached: Census Bureau ACS tables and FRED, rebuilt from the raw data rather than quoted secondhand. Each page is free to cite or republish with attribution and a link. Last updated 2026-08-16, on the ACS 2024 5-year ACS release.

Renter households

45.0 million

The demand side of every U.S. rental (Census ACS)

Median gross rent

$1,413/mo

Contract rent plus utilities, the tenant's real cost

30-year fixed rate

6.67%

Freddie Mac weekly average via FRED

Minimum FHA down

$11,645

3.5% down on the median home, owner-occupied

10 sourced statistics · Updated 2026-08-16

U.S. rental property statistics

Renter households, median gross rent, cost burden, vacancy, and the national rent-to-value ratio, computed from Census ACS tables.

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9 sourced statistics · Updated 2026-08-16

House hacking statistics

The 2-to-4-unit housing stock, the renters already living in it, FHA entry costs, and the cities where the ratios currently work best.

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11 sourced statistics · Updated 2026-08-16

First-time real estate investor statistics

Mortgage rates, median home values and incomes, down payments, property taxes, and the honest rental math at national medians.

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