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Households by Type, 1980–2004| Type of household | Households |
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| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2000 | 2004 |
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| Total households | 80,776,000 | 93,347,000 | 104,705,000 | 112,000,000 | 100% | 100% | | Family households | 59,550,000 | 66,090,000 | 72,025,000 | 76,217,000 | 69 | 68 | | Married-couple family | 49,112,000 | 52,317,000 | 55,311,000 | 57,719,000 | 53 | 52 | | Male householder, no spouse present | 1,733,000 | 2,884,000 | 4,028,000 | 4,716,000 | 4 | 4 | | Female householder, no spouse present | 8,705,000 | 10,890,000 | 12,687,000 | 13,781,000 | 12 | 12 | | Nonfamily households | 21,226,000 | 27,257,000 | 32,680,000 | 35,783,000 | 31 | 32 | | Living alone | 18,296,000 | 22,999,000 | 26,724,000 | 29,586,000 | 26 | 26 | | Male householder | 8,807,000 | 11,606,000 | 14,641,000 | 16,136,000 | 14 | 14 | | Living alone | 6,966,000 | 9,049,000 | 11,181,000 | 12,562,000 | 11 | 11 | | Female householder | 12,419,000 | 15,651,000 | 18,039,000 | 19,647,000 | 17 | 18 | | Living alone | 11,330,000 | 13,950,000 | 15,543,000 | 17,024,000 | 15 | 15 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports. From Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2002 and 2006.
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