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Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Households are Family Households
Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s historical America’s Families and Living Arrangements tables show that about 64% of households were classified as family households in 2024. This marks a significant change from 50 years ago, when 79% of households were family households. Family households are defined as those that include at least one person related to the householder by birth, marriage or adoption.
In 2024, almost three-quarters (74%) of family households were married-couple households. Family households that did not include a married couple were more likely to have a female householder (68%) than male householder (32%). Among nonfamily households, about 52% included a female householder, while 48% had a male householder. A substantial portion of nonfamily households were homes with someone living alone — 81% in 2024 compared with 89% 50 years ago.
Explore more data highlights and our interactive data visualization on family households.
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Less Than Half of U.S. Family Households Include Children Under 18
About 39% of U.S. family households this year included the householder’s children under 18, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
An interactive data visualization, “Family Households by Age of Householder: 2024,” uses data from the 2024 Current Population Survey to compare characteristics of family households – such as presence of children, family size, family members under 18 and homeownership – by the age of the householder.
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