Here in the Northeast many many people have pools I think most of them are above ground. My family had one growing up and I loved it for maybe two at most 3 months out of the year.
Personally I've always thought it's kind of crazy to have a pool in my kind of climate when you can only use it a good 2 months out of the year with good weather. It's just not worth it for that little of time in use.
We had a 28-foot above ground pool at my parents growing up.
There’s so much rock in Central Texas it cost a ton to put in a below-ground pool.
It was great though. We built a deck around it and eventually put a hot tub on the deck.
A lot of fun/drunkenness in the high school years with friends.