FMCA members

FMCA's most recent Readership Survey paints the following portrait of a typical FMCA member:

• The average member has belonged to Family Motor Coach Association for eight years. Almost half of the respondents have been FMCA members for eight years or more. (FMCA member's current motorhome ownership: 41% owned motorhome two years or less; 36% owned motorhome three to five years; 11% owned motorhome six to eight years; 11% owned motorhome more than eight years.)
• Type of motorhomes owned by FMCA membership: 88% - Type A; 6% - Type C; 3% Bus Conversion; 2% - Type B
• 54% own diesel-powered motorhomes; 46% own gas.
• Length of motorhomes and the percentage of members owning them: 7% - 41 to 45 ft.; 53% - 36 to 40 ft.; 27.5% - 31 to 35 ft.; 8% - 26 to 30 ft.; 5% - up to 25 ft.
• 65% of FMCA members purchased their motorhome new.
• 53% of FMCA members have owned three or more motorhomes.
• 85% of respondents are extremely satisfied or very satisfied with the quality and workmanship of their current motorhome.
• Nearly one-fifth (18%) of the respondents said they paid $200,000 or more for their motorhomes. 39% paid between $100,000 and $199,999; 31% paid between $50,000 and $99,999; and about 12% paid $49,999 and under.
• If they were in the market for a motorhome today, the (mean) price respondents would plan to spend is $180,000.
• The average number of miles driven by FMCA members in one year is 9,000.
• A mean of 80 days is spent in the motorhome annually. 26% of respondents spend 30-60 days in their motorhome annually; 19% spend 61-90 days; and 27% spend 91-180 days in their motorhome. 9% spend more than 180 days annually in their motorhome, but don't live in them full-time. Approximately 11% of participants use their motorhome for full-time living.
• The median age of FMCA members: Men - 66 years; Women - 64 years.
• 9 out of 10 respondents are at least high school graduates. More than one-third have a college degree, and another one-third have completed some college.
• The majority of members (74%) are retired. Only 21% are employed full-time.
• The median income of FMCA members is $84,700. 29% have incomes of $100,000 or more.
• The median net worth of FMCA members is $657,000. 64% have a net worth of $500,000 or more.

Source of information: FMCA Readership Survey, Fall 2004