Pets and Pet Owners Statisics!
U.S. pet-ownership estimates from the American Pet Products Association for 2012:
Dogs
- 83.3 million—Number of owned dogs
- 47 percent—Percentage of households that own at least one dog
- 70 percent—Percentage of owners with one dog
- 20 percent—Percentage of owners with two dogs
- 10 percent—Percentage of owners with three or more dogs
- 1.47—Average number of owned dogs per household
- 20 percent—Percentage of owned dogs who were adopted from animal shelters
- $231—Average annual amount spent by dog owners on routine veterinary visits
- 83 percent—Percentage of owned dogs who are spayed or neutered
- Even—Proportion of male to female owned dogs
Cats
- 95.6 million—Number of owned cats
- 46 percent—Percentage of owners with one cat
- 31 percent—Percentage of owners with two cats
- 24 percent—Percentage of owners with three or more cats
- 2.11—Average number of owned cats per household
- 26 percent—Percentage of owned cats who were adopted from an animal shelter
- $193—Average annual amount spent by cat owners on routine veterinary visits
- 91 percent—Percentage of owned cats who are spayed or neutered
- 73 percent vs. 62 percent—The difference in number of owned female cats and owned male cats, respectively
