U.S. Cities With The Most Residential Swimming Pools

Wondering which cities in the United States have the most swimming pools? Fixr recently published a visualized chart based on a survey conducted by Lending Tree that provides a breakdown of the highest concentration of residential swimming pools by city per capita. The data shown below is from a recent poll conducted in July 2021.

Which U.S. Cities Have The Most Residential Swimming Pools?

The majority of residential swimming pools in the United States are located mostly in the south and western regions of the United States. Surprisingly, Phoenix, which has a smaller population than that of Los Angeles, actually tops the list. The market penetration for pools has been such that 1 in 3 homes now have a swimming pool. According to the report, 32.7% of all homes in Phoenix, AZ have a swimming pool in the backyard. One of the reasons for this has to do with Arizona being one of the hottest – landlocked states in America. A mean household income of $80,779 and lower than average pool construction costs, mean that most households can afford to build a swimming pool.

Swimming pools continue to remain a high-priority investment for homeowners in the Sunshine State of Florida. Coming in at the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th spots on the list are Miami at 30.6%, Tampa at 27.7% and Orlando at 25.9%. These figures have remained pretty consistent over the last 5 years.

Las Vegas comes in 4th place with 23.8 %, followed by a variety of California cities: Los Angeles (19%), Riverside (18.3%), San Diego (17%) and Sacramento (14%). Texas also has representation on this list with Dallas, TX taking the number 10 spot with 13.8% of homes having a pool.

The poll also took a look at some of the areas of the country with the lowest concentration of swimming pools. According to the same survey conducted by Lending Tree, those cities with the least amount of pools per capita are: Portland (1%), Kansas City, MO (1.2%), and Seattle (1.3%).

Cities With The Highest Percentage of Pool Ownership

Which States Have The Most Inground Swimming Pools?

According to P.K. Data research, over 40% of inground swimming pools are located in two states, California and Florida. Other areas of the country with a high concentration of inground swimming pool ownership include the states of Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.