Industry reference · Updated October 5, 2026
A practical, source-backed snapshot of the U.S. home repair and improvement market. Every figure below links to its original public source and states the period it measures.
The numbers behind the work
For homeowners, reporters, writers, and community organizations, these figures show the scale of the work that keeps existing homes safe, useful, and comfortable. The data is national, not a promise about any individual project or local price.
Source dates matter here. A 2026 reference page can responsibly use the latest available survey periods, rather than making up a fresh number before the underlying research exists.
59%
51.6 million of 86.9 million homeowners made improvements in the 2021–2023 American Housing Survey period.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 American Housing Survey ↗$827B
Homeowners reported $827 billion in improvement spending across 2021–2023.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 American Housing Survey ↗$6,500
That was the median amount homeowners spent on improvements during the 2021–2023 survey period.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 American Housing Survey ↗$611B
The broader U.S. market reached $611 billion in 2022 and was expected to remain above $600 billion through 2025.
Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America’s Housing 2025 ↗44 years
The national housing stock reached a median age of 44 years in 2023, increasing the need to replace and maintain aging components.
Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America’s Housing 2025 ↗$49B
Homeowners spent $49 billion on disaster repairs in 2022–2023, up from $16 billion in 2002–2003.
Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America’s Housing 2025 ↗6%
Weather- and climate-related disaster repairs represented 6% of national improvement spending in 2022–2023, compared with less than 4% two decades earlier.
Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, September 2025 ↗Methodology & sources
This is a curated reference, not original research. Sterling selected recent figures from public government and university research that directly describe home improvements, repairs, housing age, and disaster-related repair activity in the United States.
Dollar amounts, dates, and definitions follow the linked source. Some figures cover a single year, while others cover multi-year survey periods. This page is reviewed regularly and will be refreshed when a source publishes a material update.
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Suggested citation: Sterling Handyman & Repair. “Home Repair & Improvement Statistics: 2026 Reference.” Updated October 5, 2026. https://sterlinghandyman.com/home-repair-statistics. When quoting a figure, please link to the matching statistic above and its original source.
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