What is the size coworking industry (ie how many users / customers ) and how does that demographic break down by gender and age?

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What is the size coworking industry (ie how many users / customers ) and how does that demographic break down by gender and age?

Hello! Thanks for your question about the coworking industry in the United States. The short version is that there are 3600 coworking spaces in the United States. With an average number of 110 members per location, there are approximately 400,000 of people using the coworking spaces in some capacity. 40% of coworking space members are female. The average coworking member is 35 years old. Below you will find a deep dive of my findings.

MARKET SIZE
I found an article on ReJournals that cited a recent study by The Instant Group on flexible work spaces. According to the report "Flexible Workspace Review: US 2016", there were 3600 coworking spaces in 2016.

DeskMag published the results of their "Coworking in the U.S. 2016" report which states that the average space has 110 members with 70 workstations.

110 members * 3600 locations = 396,000 = rounded to 400,000 members in the USA

KEY FINDING: There are approximately 400,00 co-working space members in the USA.

# MEMBERS PER LOCATION
25% of centers have less than 24 members
30% of centers have between 25 - 49 members
45% of centers have more than 50 members

GENDER
40% of coworking space members are female.

AGE
The average coworking member is 35 years old.

18 - 29: 28% of members
30 - 39: 39% of members
40 - 49: 19% of members
50 - 59: 13% of members
60+: 1% of members

> 1 M: 34
900k - 100k: 38
<100 k: 38

Median Age By Profession:
Freelancers: 43
Employees: 34

Median Age By Desk Preference:
Dedicated desk: 35
Flexible desk: 38

MARITAL STATUS
Almost 50% of members are married, 22% are in relationships, 19% are single and 7% are divorced.

CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, there are 3600 coworking spaces in the United States.There are approximately 400,00 co-working space members in the USA. 40% of coworking space members are female. The average coworking member is 35 years old. Thanks for using Wonder! Please let us know if we can help with anything else!

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