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Table Group Ae1-513 - Family and Household Composition
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Susan Brower, Steven Ruggles, and Richard Sutch
Table Ae29-37 - Households, by sex of householder and household type: 1947-2002 [Current Population Surveys]
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Total
Family
Nonfamily
Total
Married couple
Householder, no spouse present
All nonfamily
Single-person nonfamily
Male
Female
Total
Householder, no relatives present
Male
Female
Row
Year
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
1
1947
39,107
34,964
30,612
1,129
3,223
4,143
1,388
2,755
2,894
2
1948
40,532
36,629
31,900
1,020
3,709
3,903
1,198
2,705
----
3
1949
42,182
38,080
33,257
1,197
3,626
4,102
1,308
2,794
----
4
1950
43,554
38,838
34,075
1,169
3,594
4,716
1,668
3,048
3,954
5
1951
44,673
39,502
34,391
1,154
3,957
5,171
1,732
3,439
----
6
1952
45,538
40,235
35,164
1,119
3,952
5,303
1,757
3,546
----
7
1953
46,385
40,540
35,577
1,206
3,757
5,845
1,902
3,943
----
8
1954
46,962
40,998
35,926
1,315
3,757
5,964
1,925
4,039
5,025
9
1955
47,874
41,732
36,251
1,328
4,153
6,142
2,059
4,083
5,221
10
1956
48,902
42,593
37,047
1,408
4,138
6,309
2,058
4,250
5,428
11
1957
49,673
43,262
37,718
1,241
4,304
6,411
2,038
4,374
5,464
12
1958
50,474
43,426
37,911
1,278
4,237
7,047
2,329
4,718
6,107
13
1959
51,435
43,971
38,410
1,285
4,276
7,464
2,449
5,015
6,327
14
1960
52,799
44,905
39,254
1,228
4,422
7,895
2,716
5,179
6,917
15
1961
53,557
45,383
39,620
1,199
4,564
8,174
2,779
5,395
7,112
16
1962
54,764
46,262
40,404
1,268
4,590
8,502
2,932
5,570
7,473
17
1963
55,270
46,872
40,888
1,295
4,689
8,398
2,838
5,560
7,501
18
1964
56,149
47,381
41,341
1,204
4,836
8,768
2,965
5,803
7,821
19
1965
57,436
47,838
41,689
1,167
4,982
9,598
3,277
6,321
8,631
20
1966
58,406
48,399
42,263
1,163
4,973
10,007
3,299
6,708
9,093
21
1967
59,236
49,086
42,743
1,190
5,153
10,150
3,419
6,731
9,200
22
1968
60,813
50,012
43,507
1,195
5,310
10,801
3,658
7,143
9,802
23
1969
62,214
50,729
44,086
1,221
5,422
11,485
3,890
7,595
10,401
24
1970
63,401
51,456
44,728
1,228
5,500
11,945
4,063
7,882
10,851
25
1971
64,778
52,102
44,928
1,254
5,920
12,676
4,403
8,273
11,446
26
1972
66,676
53,163
45,724
1,331
6,108
13,513
4,839
8,674
12,189
27
1973
68,251
54,264
46,297
1,432
6,535
13,986
5,129
8,858
12,635
28
1974
69,859
54,917
46,787
1,421
6,709
14,942
5,654
9,288
13,368
29
1975
71,120
55,563
46,951
1,485
7,127
15,557
5,912
9,645
13,939
30
1976
72,867
56,056
47,297
1,424
7,335
16,811
6,548
10,263
14,983
31
1977
74,142
56,472
47,471
1,461
7,540
17,669
6,971
10,698
15,532
32
1978
76,030
56,958
47,357
1,564
8,037
19,071
7,811
11,261
16,715
33
1979
77,330
57,498
47,662
1,616
8,220
19,831
8,064
11,767
17,201
34
1980
2
80,776
59,550
49,112
1,733
8,705
21,226
8,807
12,419
18,296
35
1981
82,368
60,309
49,294
1,933
9,082
22,059
9,279
12,780
18,936
36
1982
83,527
61,019
49,630
1,986
9,403
22,508
9,457
13,051
19,354
37
1983
83,918
61,393
49,908
2,016
9,469
22,525
9,514
13,011
19,250
38
1984
3
85,290
62,015
50,081
2,038
9,896
23,276
9,689
13,587
19,954
39
1985
86,789
62,706
50,350
2,228
10,129
24,082
10,114
13,968
20,602
40
1986
88,458
63,558
50,933
2,414
10,211
24,900
10,648
14,252
21,178
41
1987
89,479
64,491
51,537
2,510
10,445
24,988
10,652
14,336
21,128
42
1988
4
91,124
65,204
51,675
2,834
10,696
25,919
11,282
14,637
21,889
43
1989
92,830
65,837
52,100
2,847
10,890
26,994
11,874
15,120
22,708
44
1990
93,347
66,090
52,317
2,884
10,890
27,257
11,606
15,651
22,999
45
1991
94,312
66,322
52,147
2,907
11,268
27,990
12,150
15,840
23,590
46
1992
95,699
67,173
52,547
3,025
11,692
28,496
12,428
16,068
23,974
47
1993
5
96,426
68,216
53,090
3,065
12,061
28,210
12,297
15,914
23,558
48
1994
97,107
68,490
53,171
2,913
12,406
28,617
12,462
16,155
23,611
49
1995
98,990
69,305
53,858
3,226
12,220
29,686
13,190
16,496
24,732
50
1996
99,627
69,594
53,567
3,513
12,514
30,033
13,348
16,685
24,900
51
1997
101,018
70,241
53,604
3,847
12,790
30,777
13,707
17,070
25,402
52
1998
102,528
70,880
54,317
3,911
12,652
31,648
14,133
17,516
26,327
53
1999
103,874
71,535
54,770
3,976
12,789
32,339
14,368
17,971
26,606
54
2000
104,705
72,025
55,311
4,028
12,687
32,680
14,641
18,039
26,724
55
2001
6
108,209
73,767
56,592
4,275
12,900
34,442
15,345
19,097
28,207
56
2002
6
109,297
74,329
56,747
4,438
13,143
34,969
15,579
19,390
28,775
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