Market snapshot
Home & lifestyle
Housing, pets and everyday life. The figures below are the headline numbers from 2 datasets, 104 verified figures in total.
Headline figures
- 95 millionAPPA estimates that 95 million US households owned at least one pet in 2025.American Pet Products Association · Pet Ownership Statistics
- 53%Dog ownership rose from 51% of US households in 2024 to 53% in 2025, or 71 million households, according to APPA.American Pet Products Association · Pet Ownership Statistics
- 74%74% of US adults owned at least one pet in 2026, and another 15% intended to get one, according to HABRI's 2026 Human-Animal Bond Benchmark Survey.Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) · Pet Ownership Statistics
- 2.4 percentUS house prices rose 2.4% from August 2025 to August 2026, according to the FHFA House Price Index.Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) · Housing Statistics
- $417,500The median US existing-home price for all housing types was $417,500 in September 2026, 1.3% higher than a year earlier and the 39th consecutive month of annual gains, according to NAR.National Association of Realtors (NAR) · Housing Statistics
- 3.99 millionUS existing-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.99 million in September 2026, 2.2% lower than a year earlier.National Association of Realtors (NAR) · Housing Statistics
Charts
- Pet Ownership Statistics
Pets that prospective US owners plan to get, 2026
Americans who plan to get a pet, HABRI 2026 Human-Animal Bond Benchmark Survey. Respondents could name more than one species.
- Dogs79%
- Cats38%
- Fish11%
- Small animals10%
- Birds2%
Source: Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)table
Dogs 79% Cats 38% Fish 11% Small animals 10% Birds 2% - Pet Ownership Statistics
Share of UK pets with insurance, by species, 2026
Owner-reported insurance status, PDSA PAW Report 2026, UK.
0%20%40%60%80%100%67%48%25%DogsCatsRabbitsSource: PDSAtable
Dogs 67% Cats 48% Rabbits 25% - Housing Statistics
US states with the fastest annual house price growth, Q2 2026
FHFA House Price Index, change from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.
- Alaska8.3%
- Vermont7.3%
- Hawaii5.8%
- Illinois5.6%
- West Virginia5.6%
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)table
Alaska 8.3% Vermont 7.3% Hawaii 5.8% Illinois 5.6% West Virginia 5.6% - Housing Statistics
EU countries with the fastest annual house price growth, Q2 2026
Eurostat house price index, change from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.
0%4%8%12%16%20%16.5%15.5%14.3%PortugalBulgariaLithuaniaSource: Eurostattable
Portugal 16.5% Bulgaria 15.5% Lithuania 14.3%
Datasets
- Pet Ownership Statistics
95 million US households owned a pet in 2025, including 71 million with dogs and 53 million with cats, according to the American Pet Products Association, and US pet industry spending reached $158 billion. HABRI's 2026 survey found 74% of American adults own at least one pet. The ASPCA reports 5.8 million dogs and cats entered US shelters in 2025 and 4.2 million were adopted, while NAPHIA counted 7.6 million insured pets in North America.
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- Housing Statistics
US house prices rose only 2.4% in the year to August 2026 according to FHFA, while the median existing home sold for $417,500 and sales ran at a 3.99 million annual rate, per the National Association of Realtors. Housing starts fell 7.4% year over year in September 2026 according to the Census Bureau, builder confidence fell to 29, its lowest since 2012, in NAHB's index, and HUD counted 745,652 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2025.
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