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U.S. Households by Type,
1980–2006
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.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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