U.S. households own an RV
The 2025 profile says this represents 6.7% of vehicle-owning households. The study changed its household-counting method in 2025, so earlier totals are not directly comparable.
Source: RV Owner Demographic Profile, 2025U.S. reference data · Updated November 3, 2026
RV Industry Statistics
A practical, source-linked reference for RV ownership, how owners use their rigs, and recent U.S. shipment figures.
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The numbers behind today’s RV owners.
RV ownership is changing, and that matters when you are planning service, writing about travel, or comparing the market. This page collects current figures from the RV Industry Association’s published 2025 research and industry profile.
Every number below links to its original source and carries the source year. We will refresh this page when the underlying research changes, while keeping these anchors stable for citations.
At a glance
Current RV statistics
Figures describe the United States unless otherwise noted. Shipment figures are wholesale shipments, not registrations or retail sales.
households show interest in owning an RV in the next five years
The same 2025 profile describes this as more than double the current count of RV-owning households.
Source: RV Owner Demographic Profile, 2025is the median age of RV owners
The 2025 profile reports a decline from age 53 in 2021, with 46% of owners between 35 and 54.
Source: RV Owner Demographic Profile, 2025of RV owners are first-time owners
The 2025 profile also reports that 43% of RV owners have children under 18 in their household.
Source: RV Owner Demographic Profile, 2025is the median annual RV use
That is up from 20 days in the 2021 study, a 50% increase reported by the 2025 profile.
Source: RV Owner Demographic Profile, 2025of RV owners report someone in their household works remotely
Among those households, 54% say remote work has been done from an RV.
Source: RV Owner Demographic Profile, 2025wholesale RV shipments were recorded in 2025
The total was 2.5% higher than 2024, according to the RV Industry Association’s 2025 industry profile.
Source: RV Industry Profile, 2025was the 2025 retail value of wholesale RV shipments
This is the value reported alongside the 342,220 wholesale shipments in the 2025 industry profile.
Source: RV Industry Profile, 2025Methodology & sources
Use the original research when precision matters.
This page summarizes two RV Industry Association publications. The owner profile is based on the 2025 Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile and Industry Insights, conducted by Ipsos. Shipment and value figures come from the RV Industry Association’s 2025 RV Industry Profile.
Source dates are shown in each statistic. A figure may be revised by its publisher, and owner-counting methods can change over time. For reporting, academic work, or detailed analysis, cite the original publication alongside this page.
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Suggested citation: “RV Industry Statistics: Ownership, Use & Shipments.” Yuma Mobile RV Repair, updated November 3, 2026, https://yumamoblervrepair.com/rv-industry-statistics.
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