Demographics

Quick stats regarding U.S. women and their purchasing power

U.S Women:

  • Make up about 51% of the population
  • Make nearly 83% of all consumer purchases
  • Influence over 95% of total goods and services
  • Make over 50% of all auto purchases
  • 57% of single women are homeowners
  • 64 million adult women work outside the home, with 19% earning more than $30,000 a year and 6.5% earning more than $50,000 a year
  • 38% of businesses in the U.S. are owned by women and employ 27.5 million people
  • 43% of individuals with assets over $500,000 are women
  • Women make up 65% of the customer base for automotive service centers
  • 2/3 of the women who patronize aftermarket businesses are college-educated and 15% of these women hold postgraduate degrees

* Statistics from Road and Travel, Red Kite Business Advisors, 2005 WOW! Quick Facts, & The U.S. Census Bureau

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