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Persons Living Alone, by Sex and Age, 1990–2006

(in thousands)

This table describes the number of Americans who live alone, separated by sex and age, including data from 1990 until 2006. The information is split among a variety of age groups.

	1990		2000		2005¹		2006¹
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Both sexes	22,999	100%	26,724	100%	30,137	100%	30,453	100%
15 to 24 years old	1,210	5	1,144	4	1,521	5	1,590	5
25 to 34 years old	3,972	17	3,848	14	3,836	13	3,751	12
35 to 44 years old	3,138	14	4,109	15	3,988	13	3,886	13
45 to 64 years old	5,502	24	7,842	29	10,180	34	10,490	34
65 to 74 years old	4,350	19	4,091	15	4,222	14	4,295	14
75 years old and over	4,825	21	5,692	21	6,391	21	6,442	21
Male	9,049	39	11,181	42	12,808	42	13,061	43
15 to 24 years old	674	3	556	2	759	3	826	3
25 to 34 years old	2,395	10	2,279	9	2,181	7	2,219	7
35 to 44 years old	1,836	8	2,569	10	2,335	8	2,353	8
45 to 64 years old	2,203	10	3,422	13	4,620	15	4,717	15
65 to 74 years old	1,042	5	1,108	4	1,361	5	1,436	5
75 years old and over	901	4	1,247	5	1,551	5	1,511	5
Female	13,950	61	15,543	58	17,330	58	17,392	57
15 to 24 years old	536	2	588	2	762	3	765	3
25 to 34 years old	1,578	7	1,568	6	1,655	5	1,532	5
35 to 44 years old	1,303	6	1,540	6	1,654	5	1,534	5
45 to 64 years old	3,300	14	4,420	17	5,559	18	5,774	19
65 to 74 years old	3,309	14	2,983	11	2,860	10	2,859	9
75 years old and over	3,924	17	4,444	17	4,838	16	4,930	16