NASCAR Demographics

Post created: Jan 07, 12:57
Filed under: Demographics
Updated: Jan 18, 12:16

Demographics - NASCAR Fans


A massive, loyal fan base - 75 million people or one in three US adults are NASCAR fans.


NASCAR is the number-two sport on television in the US and is broadcast in more than 100 countries in 21 languages.


In 2003, 17 of the 20 best attended sporting events in the US were NASCAR events.


Gender Distribution
Male60%
Female40%

Family Statistics
38% of Families with Kids under 18

Age Distribution
Age U.S. Pop. NASCAR Fans Index
18-34 32% 32% 100
35-4421%26%124
45+ 47%43%91

Income Distribution
$U.S. PopNASCAR FansIndex
$30-50K22%29%132
$50-75K18%22%122
$75-100K12%12%100
$100K+9%8%89

Regional Distribution
Region U.S. PopNASCAR FansIndex
Northeast20%20%100
Midwest3%24%104
South35%38%109
West21%19%90

Ethnic diversity
% of NASCAR fan base (18+)19992002Trend
Hispanic3.6%8.6%+139%
African-American4.9%9.1%+86%


Residence
Rent28%
Own72%

Source: NASCAR

Education
Some H.S.12%
H.S. Grad88%
Some College/College Grad38%

Employment
Full Time72%
Part Time10%
Retired/Unemployed18%