U.S. Households by Type, 1980–2006
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table gives the number of U.S. households for select years from 1980 to 2006. Data is also given by family and nonfamily households.
| Type of household | Households | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent distribution | |||||||
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2006 | 2000 | 2004 | 2006 | |
| Total households | 80,776,000 | 93,347,000 | 104,705,000 | 112,000,000 | 114,384,000 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Family households | 59,550,000 | 66,090,000 | 72,025,000 | 76,217,000 | 77,402,000 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
| Married-couple family | 49,112,000 | 52,317,000 | 55,311,000 | 57,719,000 | 58,179,000 | 53 | 52 | 51 |
| Male householder, no spouse present | 1,733,000 | 2,884,000 | 4,028,000 | 4,716,000 | 5,130,000 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Female householder, no spouse present | 8,705,000 | 10,890,000 | 12,687,000 | 13,781,000 | 14,093,000 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Nonfamily households | 21,226,000 | 27,257,000 | 32,680,000 | 35,783,000 | 36,982,000 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Living alone | 18,296,000 | 22,999,000 | 26,724,000 | 29,586,000 | 30,453,000 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Male householder | 8,807,000 | 11,606,000 | 14,641,000 | 16,136,000 | 16,753,000 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Living alone | 6,966,000 | 9,049,000 | 11,181,000 | 12,562,000 | 13,061,000 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Female householder | 12,419,000 | 15,651,000 | 18,039,000 | 19,647,000 | 20,230,000 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Living alone | 11,330,000 | 13,950,000 | 15,543,000 | 17,024,000 | 17,392,000 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports. From Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2002, 2006, and 2008.
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