This statistic shows the percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2022, by state. In 2022, about 23.9 percent of Californian households were single-person households. In 2022, there were an estimated 36.05 million single-person households in the U.S. The number of single-person households has increased gradually since 1960.
Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2021, 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 25, 2022). Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, 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 2021, by state." Chart. September 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. 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 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2022, 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 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of single-person households in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242284/percentage-of-single-person-households-in-the-us-by-state/
