If you’re sitting in the RV park and a rig pulls into the space next to yours, don’t be surprised if the RVer has a young face. RV industry promotion group Go RVing says there’s “a dynamic shift in the RV ownership landscape.” First-time RVers are younger and wealthier.
First-time RVers—biggest group are 35 to 54
Among the findings of the study, changes among first-time owners and families with children under 18 stand out. The median age of RV owners has declined from 53 in 2021 to 49 in 2025, with 46% of owners now falling within the 35-54 age range.
Money may have something to do with it. Back in 2021, about a quarter of first-time RVers made less than $45,000 a year. Now, only 23% of first-time buyers are in the lower end of the economic spectrum—those who make $50,000 a year. But the upper-crusters are now making inroads. 34% of first-time RVers make more than $100,000 a year, while in 2021, only 31% of new RVers made that much money.
We’ll have more insights from the GO RVing survey in the days to come.
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I love this story. It is so great to see young couples doing well. Loving life, living life, and raising families in the RV community and enjoying the magnificent parks in the USA.
Is there anything that brightens a campground more than seeing well mannered children raising well mannered children that will someday pass on the tradition of raising well mannered children?
Is this ‘tongue in cheek’, Cancel?
Sounds like it is to me Tommy..🙃
😋 or is it a kinder, more gentle version of myself?
Nah, that’ll probably never happen…😛
🤣🤣🤣 Y’all (Bill, CP, Tommy) have a great day! 🤗 –Diane
Thank you, Russ and Tina for the installment. I’d like to see what the standard error or standard deviation is. The difference between 31-percent and 34-percent may be insignificant. Interesting results, but the differences may be insignificant. Have a great day and safe travels!
Back when many of us had to actually work for a living at menial labor jobs, we had no extra dough to spend on any fancy RV, many of what did not exist anyway. Today’s younger people have access to many more options at making a fast buck, and a lot more of them, than we did..whether it be wall street or inherited investments. Perhaps if we old boomers had those opportunities when we were younger, things may have been different. Myself, I would just as soon remember life as it was then, instead of trying to outdo the Jones’s. Be glad of what you do have, instead of wanting things you can’t afford.
Why at menial labor jobs your whole life?
I wish when I was younger I would have discovered camping. It would have been enjoyable with my son. But than I may have not been able to afford a travel trailer.
These kids don’t want to camp. They want to glamp and will soon tire of it.