Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on Families and Living Arrangements
The U.S. Census Bureau today released estimates showing that married-couple households made up 47% of all households in 2022, down from 71% in 1970. Estimates from the America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 report also show that about 80 million U.S. households in 2019 were family households. Of those family households, 58 million were married-couple households, about 6 million were a male householder with no spouse present, and 15 million were a female householder with no spouse present.
Additionally, nonfamily households were about 19% of all households in 1970, but by 2022, they made up about 36% of all households. Women living alone made up the largest percentage of nonfamily households in both 1970 and 2022. In 1970, about 12% of households were women living alone, compared to about 16% in 2022. The share of households with men living alone grew from about 6% in 1970 to about 13% in 2022, the largest percentage-point change of other nonfamily household groups.
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How Many Young and Older Adults Lived Alone?
Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups
Almost 1 in 10 young adults ages 18-34 and nearly 3 in 10 adults 65 or older lived alone in 2022, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report.
The report provides a demographic profile of the households and living arrangements of Americans and how they have changed over time by sex and across age groups.
The most common living arrangement among 18- to 24-year-olds in 2022 was living in a parent’s home.
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