The median size of a home lot in the US is 0.25 acres. This does not include mult-unit housing like apartment complexes, etc.
The data on home lot size is from the American Housing Survey 2013 national tables.
Here is a graph of the size distribution :
(numbers in thousands)
Percentage distributions :
Table form:
| size | # |
| Less than 1/8 acre | 16,223 |
| 1/8 up to 1/4 acre | 25,008 |
| 1/4 up to 1/2 acre | 16,841 |
| 1/2 up to 1 acre | 10,199 |
| 1 up to 5 acres | 20,593 |
| 5 up to 10 acres | 3,117 |
| 10 acres or more | 4,177 |
I live in an area with relatively small lot sizes where most lots are 1/8 acre or less. So I'm a little surprised that most home lots are larger. But I'm not especially surprised. Where I grew up our neighborhood was full of lots in the 5-10 acre size range and I think a lot of people had 1/4 acre size lots in the city boundary.
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