Research & reference
Home renovation & interior design statistics.
Current U.S. figures on renovation activity, project spending, and the spaces homeowners are prioritizing. Last updated November 10, 2026.
Homeowners, writers, and industry professionals can use this page as a straightforward reference when discussing residential renovations and interior design. Every statistic below links to its original source and identifies the year it describes.
At a glance
The numbers behind today’s home projects.
54%
of U.S. homeowners renovated in 2025
Renovation activity held steady year over year among surveyed homeowners, showing that significant home projects remained a common priority.
Houzz, 2026 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, April 2026$20,000
was the median 2025 renovation spend
The figure is the midpoint reported by renovating homeowners, before any adjustment for inflation.
Houzz, 2026 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, April 2026$150,000+
was the top-decile renovation spend in 2025
The highest-spending 10% of reported renovation projects reached this level, up from $140,000 in 2024.
Houzz, 2026 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, April 202650%
of homeowners planned a renovation for 2026
Planned activity eased slightly from the prior year, with a median intended spend of $15,000 among those planning work.
Houzz, 2026 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, April 202626%
of renovating homeowners updated a kitchen in 2025
Kitchens were the most commonly renovated interior space in the study, with a $24,000 median spend across all kitchen projects.
Houzz, 2026 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, April 2026$15,000
was the median primary-bathroom renovation spend in 2025
For larger primary bathrooms, 100 square feet or more, the reported median was $30,000.
Houzz, 2026 U.S. Houzz & Home Study, April 202651.6 million
homeowners made improvements from 2021 through 2023
That represents 59% of homeowners surveyed in the American Housing Survey during the three-year period.
U.S. Census Bureau and HUD, 2023 American Housing Survey, 2024$827 billion
was spent on home improvements from 2021 through 2023
Across the same survey period, homeowners who made improvements reported a median expenditure of $6,500.
U.S. Census Bureau and HUD, 2023 American Housing Survey, 202426 million
homeowners completed at least one improvement project in 2023
The Joint Center for Housing Studies reported this was 3.5 million more households than in 2019.
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Improving America’s Housing 2025What this means
Planning benefits from a clear view of the range.
National medians can help frame an early conversation, but a specific project depends on its scope, location, existing conditions, materials, and the professionals involved. A well-defined plan gives homeowners a more useful starting point than a single benchmark ever could.
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How to use these figures.
These are national figures drawn from public government housing data, an annual homeowner survey, and a housing-research report. They are not Autumn Rose project data and should not be used as a quote or project budget. Figures are presented as reported by their sources, including each source’s own survey scope and definitions.
We review this page about once a month, or sooner when a source publishes material new data. The individual statistic anchors are kept stable so writers can link to a specific figure.
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