Kitchen renovation is a substantial but varied part of U.S. home improvement. In 2024, 24% of renovating homeowners remodeled a kitchen and 2% created a kitchen addition, while reported spending ranged from a $22,000 overall median to a $100,000 90th-percentile remodel.
Key Kitchen Renovation Statistics
The most broadly useful kitchen renovation figures are:
- In 2024, 24% of U.S. renovating homeowners remodeled a kitchen, according to Houzz & Home respondents.
- In 2024, 84% of U.S. kitchen-renovating homeowners used professional help.
- In 2024, 55% of U.S. kitchen-renovating homeowners hired a general contractor.
- In 2024, the overall median U.S. kitchen-remodel spend was $22,000.
- In 2024, the 90th-percentile U.S. kitchen-remodel spend was $100,000.
- In 2024, major remodels in kitchens of at least 200 square feet had a $55,000 median spend.
- In 2024, 43% of U.S. renovating homeowners opened kitchens to nearby rooms.
- In 2024, 23% opened kitchens to outdoor areas.
- In 2024, 45% reconstructed the kitchen layout.
- In 2024, 96% upgraded cabinets completely or partially.
- In 2024, white was the primary cabinet color for 46% of U.S. renovating homeowners.
- In 2024, 54% replaced all kitchen appliances.
- In 2024, 44% selected appliances with high-tech capabilities.
- In 2024, 86% replaced the backsplash.
- In 2024, 58% of homeowners addressing aging-related needs used pullout cabinets.
- In 2023, U.S. owner-occupied-home improvement expenditures reached an estimated $405 billion.
- In 2023, professionally installed improvements represented $340 billion and 84.1% of owner-occupied-home improvement expenditures.
Contents
- Kitchen renovation participation and professional help
- Kitchen renovation spending statistics
- Kitchen layout and structural-change trends
- Cabinet, color and kitchen style data
- Appliance, backsplash and material statistics
- Accessibility, financing and homeowner context
Kitchen Renovation Participation and Professional Help
Houzz & Home reported that 24% of renovating U.S. homeowners remodeled a kitchen in 2024, while another 2% created a kitchen addition. The figures describe separate kitchen-remodel and kitchen-addition activity among survey respondents, not every U.S. household.
Overall renovation participation was broader than kitchen work: 54% of homeowners in the 2024 Houzz & Home survey undertook renovation projects, down from 56% in 2023. That measure covers all-home renovation activity rather than kitchens alone.
Professional involvement was common in the 2024 Houzz kitchen-renovation study:
- 84% relied on professional help.
- 55% hired a general contractor, the most common category.
- 35% hired a cabinetmaker, compared with 26% in 2020.
- 25% hired a kitchen designer, 16% an interior designer, 15% an architect and 11% a kitchen remodeler.
These professional categories can overlap because one project may use several types of specialists. The survey covers Houzz users, so its results should not be generalized to every U.S. homeowner. 2024 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study and 9 Kitchen Remodeling Trends Everyone Should Know About Now provide the survey measures.
The 2024 Houzz & Home respondent mix was 59% baby boomers, 29% Gen X and 8% millennials. The reported shares do not sum to 100% because other generations are omitted and rounding may apply. 5 Home Renovation Spending Trends to Know About in 2025 reports the generation distribution.
Kitchen Renovation Spending Statistics by Project Size and Year
Reported Houzz medians are nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted amounts, and a median is the midpoint rather than an average.
| U.S. kitchen-remodel measure | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall median spend | $20,000 | $24,000 | $22,000 |
| Overall 90th-percentile spend | $85,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Major remodel, 200 sq. ft. or larger, median | $55,000 | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| Major remodel, 200 sq. ft. or smaller, median | $30,000 | $32,000 | $35,000 |
For this report, a major kitchen remodel replaces at least all cabinets and appliances. The size bands are reported as 200 square feet or larger versus 200 square feet or smaller, so they are distinct project groupings with an overlapping boundary as presented by the source.
The upper end of spending was also materially higher for major projects. The 90th-percentile spend for major remodels in kitchens of at least 200 square feet was $125,000 in 2022 and $150,000 in both 2023 and 2024; for kitchens of 200 square feet or less, it was $75,000 in 2022 and $90,000 in 2023 and 2024.
All-home renovation data supplies context but is not kitchen-only. Median all-home renovation spend fell from $24,000 in 2023 to $20,000 in 2024, while the 90th percentile declined from $150,000 to $140,000.
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies estimated $405 billion in 2023 owner-occupied-home improvement expenditures, up 54% from 2019 or 29% after inflation adjustment. Average per-owner improvement spending was $4,700, and discretionary projects—including kitchen and bath remodels and room additions—represented 30% of aggregate improvement spending.
In 2023, home-equity financing funded 15% of spending on kitchen and bath remodels and outside attachments, a combined category that is not kitchen-only. These national estimates provide market context rather than a kitchen-specific total. Improving America’s Housing 2025: Key Facts reports the Harvard measures, while Houzz reports the kitchen project figures in 5 Home Renovation Spending Trends to Know About in 2025.
Kitchen Layout and Structural-Change Trends
Opening kitchens to adjacent spaces remained a major 2024 design direction. The share opening to nearby rooms was 43% in 2024, compared with 38% in 2022 and 53% in 2019; 23% opened to outdoor areas in 2024, up from 18% in 2022.
Among homeowners opening kitchens to nearby interiors, 64% made the connection completely open and 25% made it somewhat open. Among those opening kitchens outdoors, 46% used double doors or a row of doors and 11% used a moving or folding wall system.
Open-concept motivations overlapped:
- 64% cited improved functionality.
- 54% cited entertaining space.
- 47% cited aesthetics.
Other structural actions in the 2024 study included reconstructing the kitchen layout for 45% of renovating homeowners, upgrading systems for 43%, modifying walls for 39% and completely changing the kitchen’s location for 7%. These actions can occur in the same project and therefore are not additive. 9 Kitchen Remodeling Trends Everyone Should Know About Now reports the layout and structural measures.
Cabinet, Color and Kitchen Style Data
Cabinet work was nearly universal in the 2024 Houzz kitchen study: 96% upgraded cabinets either completely or partially, and about 70% completely replaced them. Partial-only replacement fell from 29% in 2023 to 26% in 2024.
Specific cabinet actions included refinishing cabinet exteriors for 59% of renovating homeowners, adding cabinets for 30%, replacing some cabinets for 24% and replacing only cabinet doors for 19%. Because respondents could report multiple actions, these percentages describe overlapping choices.
Customization preferences also shifted slightly from 2023 to 2024. Fully custom cabinets rose from 44% to 45%, while semicustom cabinets rose from 31% to 35%.
White remained the primary cabinet color for 46% of renovating homeowners in 2024; wood accounted for 25%, gray 8% and green 4%. For contrasting island cabinets, blue was selected by 25%, while green reached 10%, up from 5% the prior year.
Among homeowners changing kitchen style, transitional was selected by more than one-quarter, modern by 12% and contemporary by 11% in 2024. Traditional and farmhouse each fell from 11% in 2023 to 9% in 2024. 10 Top Kitchen Design Trends for Cabinets, Countertops and More and 2024 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study provide these cabinet and style findings.
Appliance, Backsplash and Material Statistics
Appliance replacement was extensive in 2024: 54% of renovating homeowners replaced all kitchen appliances, while 34% replaced only a few. Technology features were also common, although the categories overlap.
- 44% selected appliances with high-tech capabilities, up 5 percentage points year over year.
- 30% selected appliances with Wi-Fi connectivity.
- 29% selected appliances controllable by smartphones or tablets.
Backsplashes were changed by 86% of renovating homeowners. Among the reported backsplash treatments, 62% extended the backsplash to cabinets or the range hood and 10% extended it to the ceiling.
| Backsplash material | Share of U.S. renovating homeowners, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Ceramic or porcelain tile | 54% |
| Engineered quartz | 11% |
| Marble | 9% |
| Quartzite | 6% |
| Granite | 4% |
The material shares do not sum to 100% because other materials are omitted and rounding applies. These results are from the 2024 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study.
Kitchen Accessibility, Financing and Homeowner-Market Context
Kitchen-specific accessibility figures are reported for homeowners addressing aging-related needs. Within that subgroup, 58% used pullout cabinets, 54% added extra lighting, 48% used wide drawer pulls, 37% used nonslip flooring and 34% used rounded countertops.
These features can overlap and should not be read as a single combined adoption rate.
Harvard JCHS estimated that owner-occupied-home improvements represented two-thirds of total remodeling-market spending and reached $405 billion in 2023. Professionally installed improvements totaled $340 billion, up 28% from 2021 and equal to 84.1% of owner-occupied-home improvement expenditures, while DIY improvement outlays fell 2% to $64 billion.
Spending was concentrated among larger projects: owners spending at least $50,000 increased real aggregate improvement expenditures 17% from 2021 to 2023, compared with 9% overall, and high-spending owners accounted for 44% of the improvement market in 2023. These are all-improvement measures, not kitchen-only results.
The homeowner and housing-stock context also changed over time:
- Owners 65 and over increased their share of aggregate improvement spending from 14% in 2003 to 27% in 2023.
- The number of homeowners 65 and over rose 36% from 2013 to 2023, while their per-owner spending rose 35%.
- Homeowners of color increased their share of aggregate improvement expenditures from 14% in 2003 to 23% in 2023.
- Real per-owner improvement spending by homeowners of color rose 63% from 2003 to 2023, compared with 49% for white homeowners.
Accessibility improvements across the home reached 3.2 million homeowner households in 2022–2023, up from 2.3 million in 2018–2019. Modification rates were 5.5% for owners 65 and over, 3.9% for owners aged 55–64 and 2.2% for owners under 55.
The median age of owner-occupied homes reached 42 years in 2023, compared with 37 years in 2013 and 31 years in 2003. Owners in homes built before 1940 spent an average of $6,700 on improvements and repairs in 2023, about 50% more than owners in homes built since 2010.
Recent buyers also spent more: homeowners who bought within the prior three years averaged $6,600 in 2023 improvements, versus $4,300 for those who had not recently moved. All figures in this section are national remodeling-market or homeowner estimates from Improving America’s Housing 2025: Key Facts, and the source’s improvement categories are broader than kitchen renovation unless explicitly identified otherwise.