Used CRVs in New York the pedigree of best-selling SUV

Honda currently manufactures the best-selling SUV, which could partly be thanks to used CR-Vs in New York and elsewhere.

Compact SUVs are one of the most popular vehicles in the auto industry right now. Of these, Honda's CR-V is the best-selling, according to an article published by USA Today that detailed the release of the 2010 model.

While the average age of a CR-V buyer is 52-years-old, many young Americans find the SUV hip enough for them to drive too, reports the news source. About 56 percent of the people who purchase a CR-V are women, 70 percent of whom are married, college-educated or both.

But perhaps the most intriguing fact about CR-Vs, which can be bought new for just a hair over $20,000, is that the median household income of the people who drive them is $90,000, according to the publication. This statistic means there could be some relatively well-off people driving this compact SUV.

Not much has changed since the latest generation of the CR-V first came out in 2007. Motor Trend says 2007 represents a year of great value for this SUV, which means the 2010 model could owe part of its future success to used CR-Vs in New York.