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U.S. Households by Size,
1790–2006
The following table shows the number of U.S. households, the percent
distribution of the number of people in those households, and the average
population per household for select years from 1790 to 2006.
| Year |
Number of
households
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution
of number of households |
Avg.
pop.
per
house-
hold |
1 per-
son |
2 persons |
3 per-
sons |
4 per-
sons |
5 per-
sons |
6 per-
sons |
7 or
more
per-
sons |
| 1790 (Mar.) |
558 |
3.7% |
7.8% |
11.7% |
13.8% |
13.9% |
13.2% |
35.8% |
— |
| 1890 (June) |
12,690 |
3.6 |
13.2 |
16.7 |
16.8 |
15.1 |
11.6 |
23.0 |
4.93 |
| 1900 (Mar.) |
15,964 |
5.1 |
15.0 |
17.6 |
16.9 |
14.2 |
10.9 |
20.4 |
— |
| 1930 (Apr.) |
29,905 |
7.9 |
23.4 |
20.8 |
17.5 |
12.0 |
7.6 |
10.9 |
4.11 |
| 1940 (Apr.) |
34,949 |
7.1 |
24.8 |
22.4 |
18.1 |
11.5 |
6.8 |
9.3 |
3.67 |
| 1950 (Apr.)1 |
43,468 |
10.9 |
28.8 |
22.6 |
17.8 |
10.0 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
3.37 |
| 1955 (Mar.) |
47,788 |
10.9 |
28.5 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
11.1 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
3.33 |
| 1960 (Mar.) |
52,610 |
13.1 |
27.8 |
18.9 |
17.6 |
11.5 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
3.35 |
| 1965 (Mar.) |
57,251 |
15.0 |
28.1 |
17.9 |
16.1 |
11.0 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
3.32 |
| 1970 (Mar.) |
62,874 |
17.0 |
28.8 |
17.3 |
15.8 |
10.4 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
3.14 |
| 1975 (Mar.) |
71,120 |
19.6 |
30.6 |
17.4 |
15.6 |
9.0 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
2.94 |
| 1980 (Mar.) |
80,776 |
22.7 |
31.3 |
17.5 |
15.7 |
7.5 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
2.76 |
| 1985 (Mar.) |
86,789 |
23.7 |
31.6 |
17.8 |
15.7 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
2.69 |
| 1990 (Mar.) |
93,347 |
24.6 |
32.2 |
17.2 |
15.5 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.63 |
| 1995 (Mar.) |
98,990 |
25.0 |
32.1 |
17.0 |
15.5 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.65 |
| 2000 (Mar.) |
104,705 |
25.5 |
33.1 |
16.4 |
14.6 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.62 |
| 2003 (Mar.)2 |
111,278 |
26.4 |
33.3 |
16.1 |
14.3 |
6.3 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.57 |
| 2004 (Mar.)2 |
112,000 |
26.4 |
33.4 |
16.0 |
14.3 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
2.57 |
| 2005 (Mar.)2 |
113,300 |
27.0 |
33.0 |
16.0 |
14.0 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
— |
| 2006 (Mar.)2 |
114,400 |
27.0 |
33.0 |
17.0 |
14.0 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
— |
1. Covers related persons only;
therefore, not strictly comparable with other years.
2. Based on Census 2000 and an expanded
sample of households.
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