Household Water Statistics

2/11/2022 (Permalink)

Water damage statistics indicate even a minor leak can increase the average household water bill by 10%.

• The average home insurance claim for water damage is $11,098.
• Ninety-eight percent of basements experience some sort of water damage.
• 14.6 million U.S. homes are at risk of flooding.
• On any given day, home water damage emergencies effect 14,000 people.
• Nationwide, household water damage costs up to $20 billion annually.

Common Household Water Damage Statistics

Water damage and freezing as a category is the second-most common type of home insurance claim (following wind and hail).

• Nationwide, household leaks waste an estimated one (1) trillion gallons or enough to supply eleven million homes with water for a year.
• Ten percent of homes with leaks waste ninety gallons or more per day.
• A leaky faucet can waste 3,000 gallons per year.
• A leak in an irrigation system can waste 6,300 gallons in a year.
• An average household leak can waste up to 10,000 gallons of water in a year.
• Annual water wastage from a typical household leak is equivalent to the water used for:
• 270 loads of laundry.
• Six hundred showers.
• 1,200 loads of dishes in a dishwasher.
• 6,250 flushes of a standard toilet.
• 12,800 flushes of a Water Sense toilet.
• 80,000 servings of water.

Weather and Water Emergency Statistics

Water damage can be an emergency situation, especially if the damage is weather-related. The most expensive home repairs are typically due to emergency water damage.

• Ninety-nine percent of U.S. counties were impacted by a flooding event between 1996 and 2019.
• Since 2000, flood damage has quadrupled.
• The average flood claim payout from the National Flood Insurance Program is $52,000.
• Flood insurance costs $700 annually.
• One inch of floodwater can cause more than $25,000 in damage.
• Homes on floodplains are overvalued by an average of $11,526 each for a total of $44 billion.

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