This statistic shows the percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2018, by state. In 2087, about 24 percent of Californian households were single-person households. In 2018, there were an estimated 34.05 million single-person households in the U.S. The number of single-person households has increased gradually since 1960. However, there were more than 79 million family households in 2018.
Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2018, by state
According to the definition by the U.S. Census Bureau a household "includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. One person in each household is designated as the “householder.” In most cases, this is the person, or one of the people, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented."
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US Census Bureau. (September 26, 2019). Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2018, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2018, by state." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2018, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Single-person Households in The United States in 2018, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2018, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited January 20, 2020)
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