Community Association Statistics
Explore how community associations shape housing, what homeowners report, and the sources behind the numbers.
Data Refreshed 09/06/26 (UTC) · 9 Sources
Historical Context: 2009–2021
The US Census Bureau logged over 6.8MM new single-family homes sold from 2009 to 2021.
N.B. 2020 -2021 realized nearly twice as many homes constructed vs. 2009 - 2011 AND more of them are controlled by HOA covenants.
Historical Sources: Annual New-Home Sales Workbook · 2022 ACS Housing Characteristics
At a Glance
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79%
New Single-Family Houses Sold In An HOA (2025)
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132,737,146
Occupied Housing Units (2024 ACS)
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21,619,648
Owner-Occupied Units Paying A Required HOA And/or Condominium Fee (2024 ACS)
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$135
Median Required Monthly HOA And/or Condominium Fee (2024 ACS)
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9,477,000
New Single-Family Houses Sold, 2009–2025
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7,158,000
New Single-Family Houses Sold In An HOA, 2009–2025
- VIEW: Housing Type by Age, Race, Sex and Year Built & Total Housing Units by Year Built + Units in Structure
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You can create your own versions of the tables above using the US Census MDAT tool.
- Looking for additional data? View US Census Bureau Housing and visit US Census Data for occupied housing, American Housing Survey & other statistics.
Related Reading
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- 2023 Colorado DORA HOA Survey | 2023 State of the Industry Report
- New research busts myth that HOAs protect property values | Homeowners, residents dissatisfied with HOA communities...
- Share of Homes Built in Community Associations Edges Down Again
How Are New Homes Being Built?
- Follow new single-family home sales and completions over time.
- Sales and completions measure different stages.
Census includes detached homes and qualifying attached homes, such as townhouses. Attached homes must have a ground-to-roof separating wall, no home above or below, and separate heating, cooling and utility facilities. Census Single-Family Definition
Houses Sold
- All Houses678,000
- In an HOA538,000
- Outside an HOA140,000
- All Houses678,000
- In an HOA538,000
- Outside an HOA140,000
- Census reports these estimates in thousands; displayed counts inherit that rounding.
- Components may not add exactly to totals because each published value is independently rounded.
- This table covers new single-family construction, not the full housing stock.
HOA Share
- In an HOA79%
- Outside an HOA21%
- In an HOA79%
- Outside an HOA21%
- Percentages are rounded and therefore may not sum exactly to 100.
- This table covers new single-family construction, not the full housing stock.
Houses Completed
- All Houses1,005,000
- In an HOA644,000
- Outside an HOA361,000
- All Houses1,005,000
- In an HOA644,000
- Outside an HOA361,000
- Census reports these estimates in thousands; displayed counts inherit that rounding.
- Components may not add exactly to totals because each published value is independently rounded.
- This table covers new single-family construction, not the full housing stock.
King County, Washington: About 3,300 Residential and Mixed-Use Condominiums
- 1,450 King County condominiums have <=10 units with a total of 7,287 residential units.
- 587 King County condominiums are 11 to 20 units with a total of 8,880 residential units.
- 675 King County condominiums are 21 to 50 units with a total of 22,150 residential units.
- 373 King County condominiums are 51 to 100 units with a total of 26,311 residential units.
- 204 King County condominiums are 101+ units with a total of 32,095 residential units.
Colorado is home to thousands of condos and HOAs. Search Colorado associations actively registered with DORA.
Colorado DORA registration snapshot
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8,362
All active registrations
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6,679
Professionally managed
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1,683
Self-managed
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80%
Share professionally managed
As of End of 2024 · Colorado DORA HOA Information & Resource Center
What Do Owners Say?
Colorado's Division of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) includes the Division of Real Estate (DRE) and its HOA Center.
Survey context: DORA results reflect voluntary, self-selected respondents and are not a measure of all Colorado HOA residents.
Colorado DORA HOA Survey Satisfaction Responses
Colorado DORA survey results · 08/03/23–04/01/24 · Over 1,500 responses.
Self-selected respondents who answered the HOA satisfaction question in the Colorado DORA HOA survey
Scale: 0–561
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample of Colorado HOA residents.
- The denominator applies only to the satisfaction question and must not be reused for other questions.
- Only the statewide aggregate satisfaction results are shown.
- Counts describe respondents, not associations, housing units, or Colorado residents as a whole.
Colorado DORA HOA Survey: Which Of The Following Challenges Have You Experienced?
Colorado survey · 08/03/23 – 04/01/24
Self-selected respondents to the Colorado DORA HOA survey who answered “Which of the following challenges have you experienced?”
Scale: 0–881
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample of Colorado HOA residents.
- Respondents could select more than one option, so counts are selections and percentages of respondents are not shown.
- Only the statewide aggregate results for this question are shown.
- Counts describe survey responses, not associations, housing units, or Colorado residents as a whole.
Colorado DORA HOA Survey: What Type Of Community Do You Live In Or Work With Professionally?
Colorado survey · 08/03/23 – 04/01/24
Self-selected respondents to the Colorado DORA HOA survey who answered “What Type of Community do you Live In or Work with Professionally?”
Scale: 0–1,370
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample of Colorado HOA residents.
- The denominator is specific to this question and must not be reused for other questions.
- Only the statewide aggregate results for this question are shown.
- Counts describe survey responses, not associations, housing units, or Colorado residents as a whole.
Colorado DORA HOA Survey: How Do You And Your HOA Typically Communicate?
Colorado survey · 08/03/23 – 04/01/24
Self-selected respondents to the Colorado DORA HOA survey who answered “How do you and your HOA typically communicate?”
Scale: 0–1,470
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample of Colorado HOA residents.
- Respondents could select more than one option, so counts are selections and percentages of respondents are not shown.
- Only the statewide aggregate results for this question are shown.
- Counts describe survey responses, not associations, housing units, or Colorado residents as a whole.
2024 Board Meetings Survey: Does Your Association Publish A Schedule Of Board Meetings?
Respondent-reported community locations · 2024
Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “Does your association publish a schedule of board meetings?”
Scale: 0–55
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample.
- Responses are respondent reports and do not establish independently verified association practices.
- The denominator is specific to this question and may include more than one respondent from an association.
- The public source identifies the survey as the 2024 edition; exact fieldwork dates are not stated in the aggregate export.
2024 Board Meetings Survey: How Many Board Meetings Does Your Association Typically Conduct Every Year?
Respondent-reported community locations · 2024
Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “How many board meetings does your association typically conduct every year?”
Scale: 0–54
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample.
- Responses are respondent reports and do not establish independently verified association practices.
- The denominator is specific to this question and may include more than one respondent from an association.
- The public source identifies the survey as the 2024 edition; exact fieldwork dates are not stated in the aggregate export.
2024 Board Meetings Survey: Does Your Association Conduct All Regular And Special Board Meetings As Open Meetings For Owners To Attend?
Respondent-reported community locations · 2024
Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “Does your association conduct all regular and special board meetings as open meetings for owners to attend?”
Scale: 0–81
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample.
- Responses are respondent reports and do not establish independently verified association practices.
- The denominator is specific to this question and may include more than one respondent from an association.
- The public source identifies the survey as the 2024 edition; exact fieldwork dates are not stated in the aggregate export.
2024 Board Meetings Survey: How Would You Classify The Level To Which Your Board Encourages Homeowner Feedback And Participation?
Respondent-reported community locations · 2024
Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “How would you classify the level to which your board encourages homeowner feedback and participation?”
Scale: 0–49
- This was a voluntary, self-selected survey and is not a probability sample.
- Responses are respondent reports and do not establish independently verified association practices.
- The denominator is specific to this question and may include more than one respondent from an association.
- The public source identifies the survey as the 2024 edition; exact fieldwork dates are not stated in the aggregate export.
CINC Client Research: Expected Reliable AI Email Relief
Geography not stated in report · 2026
Respondents to the 2026 CINC client research survey from community management and customer support roles; the report states 546 completed study responses but does not state an item-specific response base
Study Sample: 546 · Question Response Base: Not Reported
Scale: 0–100%
- The 26%-or-more group is nested within the at-least-10% group; the two values are overlapping thresholds and must not be stacked or summed.
- The question depended on AI being both automatic and reliable; it is not a measured reduction or a promise of fixed email elimination.
- The report states 546 completed responses for the client study but does not state how many respondents answered this specific item; no item-level count is inferred.
- The respondent base covers community management and customer support roles; the report does not state a geography or probability-sampling design for this client research.
- This is a 2026 report result and is not presented as comparable with earlier CINC editions.
Colorado DORA Survey Graphics
Assorted Surveys
The surveys below are not sponsored by CAI and/or FCAR. WHY is this important?
DO YOU KNOW? CAI (the Community Associations Institute, a business trade group) created FCAR (the Foundation for Community Association Research) in 1975. These two organizations are headquartered in the same building on the same floor. Surveys from CAI and FCAR suffer from industry sponsorship bias.
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HOA Headaches and Common Complaints
Keyleads · 2024
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North Carolina Election Poll
Carolina Journal · 2024
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HOA Homeowner Survey
Rocket Mortgage · 2023
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Homeowner HOA Survey
InsuranceQuotes
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HOA Stress and Homeowner Concerns
HomeAdvisor
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Homeowner Preference for Living Without an HOA
Frontdoor.com
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State of the Industry Report
CINC Systems · 2023
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Modern American HOA Reality
Cinch Home Services
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American Preferences About HOA Neighborhoods
YouGov
What Do Homeowners Pay?
Explore required homeowners' association and condominium fees. The median includes owner-occupied homes that pay a required fee.
Owner-Occupied Housing Units By Required HOA Or Condominium Fee Status
United States · 2024
Owner-occupied housing units
Scale: 0–86,635,506
- The ACS combines homeowners’ association and condominium fees; it does not identify HOA-only payers.
- The universe is owner-occupied housing units and excludes renter-occupied units.
- Mobile-home site rent and separately paid real-estate taxes, insurance, or utilities are excluded from this fee measure.
Median Monthly HOA Or Condominium Fee By Mortgage Status
United States · 2024
Owner-occupied housing units with a required homeowners’ association and/or condominium fee paid
Scale: 0–$184
- The ACS combines homeowners’ association and condominium fees; it does not identify HOA-only fees.
- The statistic is a median among owner-occupied units that pay a required fee, not a mean across all homes.
- Dollar values are nominal for the stated ACS edition and are not inflation-adjusted.
What Types of Homes Do Americans Occupy?
Occupied Housing Units By Units In Structure
United States · 2022–2024
Occupied housing units
Scale: 0–129,870,928
Scale: 0–131,332,360
Each First Bar: 2023 · Each Second Bar: 2022. Differences Are Not Significance Tests.
Scale: 0–132,737,146
Each First Bar: 2024 · Each Second Bar: 2022. Differences Are Not Significance Tests.
- S2504 describes occupied housing units by building structure; it does not identify HOA or condominium governance.
- Values are ACS estimates and include the published 90% margins of error.
- A structure category is not interchangeable with a legal ownership or association category.
Historical Census Workbooks and Graphics
Condominium & Co-Op Units Sold 2019 - 2023
"Absorption" = Sales | Open the Sheet (top right corner) for a better viewing experience.
Single-Family Homes in HOAs 2009 - 2023
US Census - Homeowners' Association Data 2009 - 2021.xlsx
- PAGE 1: New single family homes sold totals by region | PAGE 2: New single family homes sold by price
- PAGE 3: New attached single family homes sold by region | PAGE 4: New detached single family homes sold by region
US New Home Sales with HOAs: 2009 - 2021
The chart immediately below is a graphical representation of the Census Bureau data shown further below.
US Census Occupied Housing Characteristics
US Census - ACS 1Yr Physical Housing Characteristics for Occupied Housing Units.xlsx
Community Association Statistics
- CAUTION! Information provided by FCAR (a nonprofit operated by CAI) does not add up.
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There are multiple reductive estimates employed in the FCAR data. The methodologies employed are not
identified. Examples:
- Estimated Board and Committee volunteers: pegged as 3.46% in every state.
- Estimated reserve funds collected: equals exactly 25% of each state's assessment total. View Raw Data
Additional Association and Housing References
Sources and Methods
Each dataset retains its own population, dates, units, and limitations. Use the source links to cite the data.
| Dataset | Period | Population | Retrieved |
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| New Single-Family Houses Sold By HOA Membership | 2025 | New single-family houses sold | 09/06/26 |
| Share Of New Single-Family Houses Sold By HOA Membership | 2025 | New single-family houses sold | 09/06/26 |
| New Single-Family Houses Completed By HOA Membership | 2025 | New single-family houses completed | 09/06/26 |
| Occupied Housing Units By Units In Structure | 2024 | Occupied housing units | 09/06/26 |
| Owner-Occupied Housing Units By Required HOA Or Condominium Fee Status | 2024 | Owner-occupied housing units | 09/06/26 |
| Median Monthly HOA Or Condominium Fee By Mortgage Status | 2024 | Owner-occupied housing units with a required homeowners’ association and/or condominium fee paid | 09/06/26 |
| Housing Units By Structure Type And Year Built | 2021 | Housing units in the United States | 09/22/22 |
| Occupants By Age Band, Sex, And Structure Type | 2021 | People in occupied housing units in the United States | 09/22/22 |
| Colorado DORA HOA Survey Satisfaction Responses | 08/03/23 - 04/01/24 | Self-selected respondents who answered the HOA satisfaction question in the Colorado DORA HOA survey | 09/06/26 |
| Colorado DORA HOA Survey: Which Of The Following Challenges Have You Experienced? | 08/03/23 - 04/01/24 | Self-selected respondents to the Colorado DORA HOA survey who answered “Which of the following challenges have you experienced?” | 09/06/26 |
| Colorado DORA HOA Survey: What Type Of Community Do You Live In Or Work With Professionally? | 08/03/23 - 04/01/24 | Self-selected respondents to the Colorado DORA HOA survey who answered “What Type of Community do you Live In or Work with Professionally?” | 09/06/26 |
| Colorado DORA HOA Survey: How Do You And Your HOA Typically Communicate? | 08/03/23 - 04/01/24 | Self-selected respondents to the Colorado DORA HOA survey who answered “How do you and your HOA typically communicate?” | 09/06/26 |
| 2024 Board Meetings Survey: Does Your Association Publish A Schedule Of Board Meetings? | 2024 | Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “Does your association publish a schedule of board meetings?” | 09/06/26 |
| 2024 Board Meetings Survey: How Many Board Meetings Does Your Association Typically Conduct Every Year? | 2024 | Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “How many board meetings does your association typically conduct every year?” | 09/06/26 |
| 2024 Board Meetings Survey: Does Your Association Conduct All Regular And Special Board Meetings As Open Meetings For Owners To Attend? | 2024 | Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “Does your association conduct all regular and special board meetings as open meetings for owners to attend?” | 09/06/26 |
| 2024 Board Meetings Survey: How Would You Classify The Level To Which Your Board Encourages Homeowner Feedback And Participation? | 2024 | Self-selected respondents to the Condo Connection 2024 Community Association Board Meetings Survey who answered “How would you classify the level to which your board encourages homeowner feedback and participation?” | 09/06/26 |
| CINC Client Research: Expected Reliable AI Email Relief | 2026 | Respondents to the 2026 CINC client research survey from community management and customer support roles; the report states 546 completed study responses but does not state an item-specific response base | 09/05/26 |
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