New data is revealing how many households in the United States paid condo or homeowners association (HOA) fees in 2024, providing a more complete picture of the cost of homeownership.
The findings , featuring one-year estimates, were published in the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey (ACS).
Nearly 1 in 4 homeowners paid HOA fees in 2024
By the numbers:
According to the data , around 21.6 million of the nation’s 86.6 million owned households in the United States paid either a condo or homeowners association (HOA) fee in 2024.
About 5.6 million or 26% of homes paid less than $50 a month and about 3 million homes paid more than $500 a month.
The national median monthly fee was $135. But a large share of homeowners in some states — most notably New York (64%) — rep