Number of households in the U.S. by size of household 1970-2022

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2021, about 37.89 million people in the United States were living alone.

The total number of households in the U.S. since 1960 can be found here.

Number of households in the United States from 1970 to 2022, by size of household (in millions)

YearOne personTwo personsThree personsFour personsFive personsSix personsSeven persons or more
2022 37.89 45.55 19.81 16.19 7.29 2.82 1.65
2021 36.5 45.15 19.55 16.18 7.61 2.65 1.62
2020 36.2 44.74 19.34 16.26 7.45 2.92 1.55
2019 36.48 44.37 19.37 16.41 7.43 2.91 1.6
2018 35.74 44.04 19.33 16.47 7.44 2.85 1.71
2017 35.25 43.51 19.51 16.21 7.32 2.8 1.62
2016 35.39 42.79 19.42 16.27 7.55 2.81 1.6
2015 34.87 41.88 19.31 16.46 7.52 2.82 1.73
2014 34.18 41.59 19.37 16.24 7.45 2.77 1.61
2013 33.57 41.5 19.28 16.36 7.43 2.74 1.58
2012 33.19 40.98 19.24 16.05 7.27 2.73 1.62
2010 31.4 39.5 18.6 16.1 7.4 2.8 1.7
2009 31.7 39.2 18.6 16.1 7.1 2.6 1.5
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November 2022

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Survey time period

1970 to 2022

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Data for previous years can be found here.

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