Americans are mobile
Census figures show that each year 1 in 5 of Americans buy a new home or rent a new apartment.

Indeed, the average American lives in a different place 11 times during their lifeime.

Home Sales
About 5 million existing homes and 1 million new construction homes were sold in 2003.

Households
There are almost 105 million households in the United States, with an average of 2.6 members per household.

About 68% of American households own a home.

Married couples make up a little over half of all households.

Immigrants and minorities will make up 2/3 of new household growth over the next decade.