By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 23, 2003
Mattresses perennially are at the top of furniture shopping lists. If all of this year's shoppers turn into buyers, the category could rake in sales of nearly $10 billion. Households are setting aside a bit less for new mattresses this year than consumers spent in 2002, a median of $400 compared with last year's $450 median.
Young singles, young couples and young parents are the most likely purchasers of bedding this year. The deepest pockets belong to young couples, working older couples and retired older couples, all of which plan to spend a median of $500.
About half of households shopping for master bedroom and other adult bedroom furniture say they're also planning to buy a mattress. More than two-fifths of youth bedroom shoppers also are in the market for a mattress.
Master bedroom buyers have the largest planned budgets for mattresses, a median of $500. Those buying other adult bedroom expect to pay a median of $400, and those buying youth bedroom have set aside a median of $300.
Percent of households that...
Shopped for a mattress/boxspring in 2002
15.1%
Bought a mattress/boxspring in 2002
10.8%
Plan to buy a mattress/boxspring in 2003
10.8%
Age
% of the% 10.8% of households that in 2002 bought
of the 10.8% of households that in 2003 plan to buy
a mattress/boxspring
Under 25
3%
3%
25 – 34
17%
19%
35 – 44
24%
25%
45 – 54
25%
25%
55 – 64
15%
15%
65 and over
16%
13%
$ plan to spend
% of the 10.8% of households that plan to buy in 2003 a mattress/boxspring
Under $200
13%
$200–$299
14%
$300–$399
15%
$400–$499
10%
$500–$599
15%
$600–$799
10%
$800–$999
7%
$1,000–$1,499
11%
$1,500 or more
5%
Income
% of the 10.8% of households that in 2002 bought
% of the 10.8% of households that in 2003 plan to buy
a mattress/boxspring
Under $20,000
15%
19%
$20,000 – $29,999
11%
13%
$30,000 – $39,999
10%
13%
$40,000 – $49,999
10%
10%
$50,000 – $59,999
10%
9%
$60,000 – $74,999
13%
11%
$75,000 – $84,999
6%
5%
$85,000 – $99,999
9%
7%
$100,000 – $124,999
8%
7%
$125,000 or more
8%
6%
Lifestage
% of the 10.8% of households that bought in 2002
% of the 10.8% of households that plan to buy in 2003
a mattress/boxspring
Young singles
3%
4%
Middle singles
10%
12%
Older singles
5%
4%
Young couples
8%
8%
Working older couples
14%
12%
Retired older couples
9%
8%
Young parents
17%
18%
Middle parents
12%
13%
Older parents
21%
19%
Roommates
1%
2%
Opportunity knocks
Percent of households in each region that plan to buy a mattress/boxspring in 2003
West
11.2%
Midwest
10.4%
South
10.8%
Northeast
10.9%
Mattress shoppers in the Northeast paid a median of $500 for their purchase last year, compared with the national median of $450.
Westerners are slighlty more likely to be shopping for a mattress this year than households in other regions.
Households with incomes under $50,000 expect to spend a median of $450 or less for their new mattress; households with incomes between $50,000 and $124,999 expect to spend a median of $500; and households with incomes of $125,000 or more plan to spend a median of $700.
22% of households planning to buy a mattress also plan to buy new furniture for the master bedroom.
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