Average Age... (Just for Fun)

Kind of an after thought:

I've never really taken a stats course, but I don't think you're going to have the most representative data. For instance, I've read in other publications that the demographics of prius owners under 25 is like 2% of the sales.

It might be that an internet forum about the car itself will draw a larger percentage of younger people driving the prius, and will cause there to be skewed results.

Not saying that this poll isn't interesting though.

 

I like your avatar. Did not know there were other Riley Martin fans on the board.

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As we pass by Prius in Spokane me wife said " It seems most of the drivers are older!" I then have to reminder her that I will be 59 this month....they all just look older than us.

 

I may look like an older driver, but really, I'm a young hottie that loves techy things!

I think the reason older drivers like Prius is because it's easy to get into/out of, drives very well, has minimal maintenance and fabulous safety ratings.

 

I'm positive there was a previous age poll... and I think others are right, the poll is skewed because lots of Prius drivers are older, and thus less likely to frequent online chat sites. A search might find the existing poll. At any rate, most of us guys here are in the middle aged, successful, ruggedly handsome group

 

Voted, 21 Same as everyone else, the people I see driving Prius are usually much older than I am.

 

Contrary to what most are saying here, I rarely see anyone driving a Prius who looks older than me.

Of course, that might be because I'm 74. :juggle:

 

If you go to Silcon Valley you will see alot of Prius drivers who are young. It must be the city with the most Prius per capita. Even the taxi cabs are Prius's

 

I agree,
my outside is 56 and creaky but on the inside i'm a 21 year old harvard half-back...
Froley

 

Oh Qua Tangin Wan!

 

Well in the towns around Morristown there are mostly rich neighborhoods and of course with that comes the spoiled kids that get whatever they want so they choose mustangs and audi's and beemers. Because they don't care about anything but there look, and mommy and daddy will buy it for them. That I beleive is the reason I don't see younger people driving more pri around here. Sometimes I feel I don't belong in this town because I work hard (for a younger guy)so I can play harder.

 

Simple explaination, by example: Our So. Cal. homes withing our association of 500 homes average (even in these depressed realty times) average well over 3/4 million. There are few young people that buy a 3/4million home, simply because they don't have the coin yet, at that age. Similarly, the Prius is not the cheepest car. Younger people buy accordingly.

 

Wow, there's a lot of ancient Prius owners.... by ancient, I mean over 32. Next year my definition of ancient will be over 33, and so on. My definition of "ancient" is take my age, and add..... well, 1.

 

The 51 - 60 category covers a 10-year span while the other categories below 65+ only cover a 5-year interval. With that in mind, the age distribution of respondents is remarkably even when looking at responses from 26 to 60.

This illustrates that Prius is attractive to all age ranges, which is unusual for an automobile model...

 

I'm 19. I have yet seen anyone younger than mi driving one, or should I say, younger looking than mi.

chau

 

I think once you have kids, your self-image isn't wrapped up in physical belongings as much as it once was, so you don't need a fast sports car or muscular SUV to define who you are. I don't know about the average Prius owner, but I wasn't bowled over by the styling, it was more about what was inside, the functionality, efficiency etc. There's some of the affordability factor too, but I spent $22K tops on my Prius, which isn't really high-range as far as new cars go.

A certain percentage of people across all age groups are educated on peak oil issues, and the older people remember the gas lines of the 1970's, so they may be more inclined to get prepared ahead of time this time around. Just a guess.

I was in Yellowstone last week, and was surprised by the number of Prius I saw there (higher percent than Chicago suburbs, it seemed like). We were counting states on license plates, halfway thru I started only checking license plates for a Prius. I came up with 5 or 6 for California, one each for WA, OR, ID, UT, IL, NH (I think), and one owned by the park itself. A lot of the other vehicles were big RVs and pickup trucks that probably pulled camping trailers (travel trailers they call them now) to the vicinity. A lot of nice older vehicles in the small towns of Montana, I guess lack of road salt really makes a difference. I must be getting old, I'm rambling. (I'm pushing 40. In fact, I pushed it so hard, it fell over.)

 

I'm 20, but I've had my Prius since I was 18.

 

Good catch Patrick! It really should be changed.

 

looks like the 51-60 crowd rules, even if you add 26-30 & 31-35