Sources:http://www.homeinnovation.com/about/blog/garage_data_-_part_1http://www.homeinnovation.com/about/blog/garage_data_-_part_2 https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/housing_patterns/pdf/Housing%20by%20Year%20Built.pdfhttp://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/11/census-us-homes-decline-in-size-luxuries/1#.UacSPkCfYdchttp://www.soo.fau.edu/report/NAHBhousingfactsMarch2006.pdfhttp://www.garagetek.com/NewsAndMedia/Consumer-Press-Kit.aspxhttp://www.garagetek.com/NewsAndMedia/Consumer-Press-Kit.aspx

60%59%

62%

71%

77%

79%

1960’s &Earlier

A recent survey shows 84% of single-family homes in the U.S. have garage.

In 2011, 92% of newly-built single-family homes have garage.

4 out of 5 garages are attached to the home.

99% of high-income home owners and 53% of lower-income home owners have a garage.

1970’s 1990’s1980’s 2000 - 2004 2005 - 2009

99% 53%High-incomeHome Owners

Lower-incomeHome Owners

74% of homeowners with garage consider parking of vehicles as its most important use

Storage

Work Space

Repair, Restore,and Maintain vehicles

Parking Vehicles

50%

90%

84%

25%

74% of homebuyers cited the garage as the most important amenity50% of homeowners consider the garage as the most disorganized place in the house.17% of new homes built in 2000 have a three-car garageMore than 1 million garages were converted into living space in 1998.

Garage Uses in the U.S.

More Interesting Facts

Percentage of Homes with Garage by Year

1950 1970 1990 2004

Number of homes withthree-car garage declinedfrom 19% in 2005 to 16%in 2009.

One-Car Garage

Two-Car Garage

41%

22%

39%

10%

72%

7%

64%

Existing Homes

Newly-Built Homes

15%

6%

57%

55%

10%

28%

3%

1%+

The average capacity ofa lower-income household'sgarage is equivalent to 1.8 carsand 2.1 cars for the high-incomehouseholds.

Garage Sizes New & Existing Single-Family Homes with Garage in 2011

New & Existing Single-Family Homes with Garage in 2011

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Over the years, garage has become a common fixture in more than 70 million homes in the U.S.The Average American Garage