Millennials are the Fastest-Growing Segment of Future Franchisees
Oct. 30, 2019 – Following the broad trends in population demographics in the U.S., the age of franchise-investment prospects continues to shift younger in the latest quarterly analysis by Franchise Ventures.
Generation X, ages 39-54, is the largest group ready to talk with franchisors, at 46.1% of all prospects in Q3 2019. That’s up 6% over Q2 and up 4% over last year.- But Millennials, ages 23-38, are growing at a much faster clip, reaching 22.3% of all franchise inquiries. That share is up 15% over Q2 and up 36% over last year.
- Baby Boomers, ages 55-73, are still sizable at 25.5% of franchise inquiries. But as a percentage of the whole, their share is down 8% since last year.
- Seniors ages 74+ remain active with 3.7% share.
“Entrepreneurship is alive and well across all generations,” said Michael Alston, president of Franchise Ventures, “There is measurable difference in the propensity of age cohorts to buy a franchise.”
In future articles, we will be sharing data on the behavioral differences between age cohorts – how their interests in specific categories and franchises differ and change over time. For this analysis, the pool of investment inquiries was combined with demographic data from Alliant, a leading provider of US demographic and consumer data.
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Published on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019.