U.S. Households,1 Families, and Married Couples, 1890–2007
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table gives the number of U.S. households, the average population of each, the number of families in the U.S., the average number of people in each family, and the number of married couples for select years from 1890 to 2007.
| All households | Families | Married couples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Number | Average population per household | Number | Average population per family | Number |
| June 1890 | 12,690,000 | 4.93 | — | — | — |
| April 1930 | 29,905,000 | 4.11 | — | — | 25,174,000 |
| April 1940 | 34,949,000 | 3.67 | 32,166,000 | 3.76 | 26,571,000 |
| March 1950 | 43,554,000 | 3.37 | 39,303,000 | 3.54 | 34,075,000 |
| April 1955 | 47,874,000 | 3.33 | 41,951,000 | 3.59 | 36,251,000 |
| March 19602 | 52,799,000 | 3.35 | 45,111,000 | 3.67 | 39,254,000 |
| March 1965 | 57,436,000 | 3.32 | 47,956,000 | 3.70 | 41,689,000 |
| March 1970 | 63,401,000 | 3.14 | 51,586,000 | 3.58 | 44,728,000 |
| March 1975 | 71,120,000 | 2.94 | 55,712,000 | 3.42 | 46,951,000 |
| March 1980 | 80,776,000 | 2.76 | 59,550,000 | 3.29 | 49,112,000 |
| March 1985 | 86,789,000 | 2.69 | 62,706,000 | 3.23 | 50,350,000 |
| March 1990 | 93,347,000 | 2.63 | 66,090,000 | 3.17 | 52,317,000 |
| March 1995 | 98,990,000 | 2.65 | 69,305,000 | 3.19 | 53,858,000 |
| March 1996 | 99,627,000 | 2.65 | 69,594,000 | 3.20 | 53,567,000 |
| Dec. 1997 | 101,018,000 | 2.64 | 70,241,000 | 3.19 | 53,604,000 |
| March 1998 | 102,528,000 | 2.62 | 70,880,000 | 3.18 | 54,317,000 |
| March 1999 | 103,874,000 | 2.61 | 71,535,000 | 3.18 | 55,849,000 |
| March 2000 | 104,705,000 | 2.62 | 72,025,000 | 3.17 | 56,497,000 |
| March 2002 | 109,297,000 | 2.58 | 74,329,000 | 3.21 | 56,747,000 |
| March 2005 | 113,343,000 | 2.57 | 76,858,000 | 3.13 | 57,957,000 |
| March 2006 | 114,384,000 | 2.57 | 77,402,000 | 3.13 | 58,179,000 |
| March 2007 | 116,011,000 | 2.56 | 78,425,000 | 3.13 | 58,945,000 |
1. A person or group of persons who live in a housing unit.
2. First year in which figures for Alaska and Hawaii were included.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports. From Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2008.
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