spent on home improvements
Homeowners reported this total for projects completed from 2021 through 2023.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗HomeHOME
2023 American Housing Survey
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
BY THE
NUMBERS.
Reliable U.S. figures on what homeowners spent, improved, and hired professionals to handle from 2021 through 2023.
A practical reference
THE SCALE
OF HOME
IMPROVEMENT.
Home improvements range from everyday repairs to full-room remodels. These statistics give writers, homeowners, and industry professionals a clear, citable view of recent U.S. activity.
All figures below come from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2023 American Housing Survey. Each statistic reflects the survey’s home-improvement reporting period, not a current project quote or local price guide.
Citable statistics
THE NUMBERS
AT A GLANCE.
homeowners made improvements
That is 59% of homeowners during the survey’s two-year reporting window.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗median homeowner spending
Median spending across homeowners who made improvements from 2021 through 2023.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗improvement projects completed
The total includes repairs, replacements, remodels, and other qualifying home improvements.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗of projects were done by professionals
Professionals completed 90 million of the 140 million reported projects.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗homeowners made energy-efficiency improvements
That represents 28% of homeowners who made improvements.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗median roofing project spend
Roofing had the highest reported median among the selected project types in the survey.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗median kitchen remodel spend
The survey also recorded $83.1 billion in total kitchen-remodel spending.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗spent on HVAC projects
Homeowners completed 12.8 million HVAC projects in the same reporting period.
Source: 2023 American Housing Survey ↗What the figures show
PROJECTS VARY.
PLANNING
MATTERS.
Big totals come from everyday work.
Water heaters, dishwashers, and garbage disposals were the most frequently reported improvement category, followed by HVAC and flooring-related projects.
Specialists still handle most projects.
Homeowners completed many projects themselves, but professionals performed nearly two out of every three reported projects.
Project scope drives spending.
Median costs in the survey ranged from $400 for security systems to $10,000 for roofing, a useful reminder that a clear plan should come before a price conversation.
Methodology and sources
WHERE THESE
FIGURES COME FROM.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sponsors the American Housing Survey, and the U.S. Census Bureau conducts it.
The Census Bureau’s October 30, 2024 home-improvement release summarizes responses from owner-occupied households about improvement activity in the prior two years. The figures on this page use that release and its accompanying 2023 survey data.
Read the Census Bureau’s 2023 home-improvement release ↗
Suggested citation
On Tyme Home Improvements. “U.S. Home Improvement Statistics, 2021–2023.” Updated October 9, 2026. https://ontymehomeimprovementsllc.com/home-improvement-statistics