This statistic shows the number of single-person households in the United States from 1960 to 2019. In 2019, approximately 36.48 million people were living in single-person households in the United States.
Number of single-person households in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019
(in millions)
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US Census Bureau. (November 19, 2019). Number of single-person households in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242022/number-of-single-person-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of single-person households in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. November 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242022/number-of-single-person-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Number of single-person households in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242022/number-of-single-person-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Single-person Households in The U.S. from 1960 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242022/number-of-single-person-households-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of single-person households in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242022/number-of-single-person-households-in-the-us/ (last visited August 05, 2020)
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