Key Takeaways
Although Boomers make up less than 20% of the population, they own nearly 41% of all real estate in the U.S., according to a new report.
Real estate accounted for 22.7% of Boomers’ total wealth.
Gen X owns 12.2% less real estate compared to Boomers at the same age, per the report.
Baby boomers may account for less than a fifth of the population, but they own almost 41% of all real estate in the country — nearly $20 trillion worth, according to a recent study from the financial services company Self Financial .
Millennials own 20.4% of all real estate in the U.S., or just shy of $10 trillion, according to the report. Meanwhile, Gen X owns 29.4% of the country’s real estate, worth about $14 trillion. The study found that Gen X owns 12.2% less real estate compared to