Customers, users & segmentation · Working
Demographic segmentation
Also called: demographic segment
ELI5
Group people by measurable personal characteristics.
Used in conversation
“Demographic segmentation alone does not explain motivation.”
Definition
Grouping consumers by attributes such as age, income, household or education.
Here “Demographic segmentation” means: Grouping consumers by attributes such as age, income, household or education.
Pitch context
You will see “Demographic segmentation” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches customers, users & segmentation.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret customers, users & segmentation without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16