Trend of US Households By Household Type (Families and Households)

Updated on December 18, 2025.

According to data from the US Census Bureau, in 2025, there were 134,790,000 households in the US. Among all US households, 46.63% were Married Family Households (i.e. 62,849,000 households ); 17.15% were Other Family Households (i.e. 23,114,000 households); and 36.22% were Non-Family Households (i.e. 48,827,000 households).

The chart and table below shows the trend of the percentage of US households by household type.

NB: Family household is a household in which there is at least 1 person present who is related to the householder by birth, marriage or adoption.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Families and Households).

Trend of Percentage of US Households By Household Type (%)

Married Family Households

Other Family Households

Non-Family Households

Trend of Percentage of US Households By Household Type

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Year	Married Family Households (%)	Other Family Households (%)	Non-Family Households (%)
2025	46.63	17.15	36.22
2024	47.12	16.93	35.95
2023	47.31	16.86	35.84
2022	46.83	17.40	35.78
2021	47.30	17.28	35.42
2020	48.53	16.61	34.86
2019	48.19	16.74	35.07
2018	48.00	17.12	34.88
2017	48.17	17.45	34.38
2016	47.89	17.43	34.68
2015	48.17	17.42	34.41
2013	48.35	17.72	33.94
2012	48.68	17.80	33.51
2011	48.90	17.34	33.76
2010	49.70	17.38	32.93
2009	50.45	16.84	32.71
2008	49.98	16.70	33.32
2007	50.81	16.79	32.40
2006	50.86	16.81	32.33
2005	51.15	16.66	32.19
2004	51.54	16.52	31.95
2003	51.51	16.42	32.07
2002	51.92	16.09	31.99
2000	52.83	15.96	31.21
1999	52.73	16.14	31.13
1998	52.98	16.16	30.87
1997	53.06	16.47	30.47
1996	53.77	16.09	30.15
1995	54.41	15.60	29.99
1994	54.76	15.78	29.47
1993	55.16	15.53	29.31
1992	54.83	15.38	29.79
1991	55.29	15.03	29.68
1990	56.05	14.76	29.20
1989	56.12	14.80	29.08
1988	56.89	14.63	28.48
1987	57.60	14.48	27.93
1986	57.58	14.27	28.15
1985	58.01	14.24	27.75
1984	58.65	13.94	27.41
1983	59.47	13.69	26.84
1982	59.42	13.64	26.95
1981	59.85	13.37	26.78
1980	60.90	12.95	26.14
1979	61.64	12.72	25.65
1978	62.29	12.63	25.08
1977	64.03	12.14	23.83
1976	64.91	12.02	23.07
1975	66.02	12.11	21.87
1974	66.97	11.64	21.39
1973	67.83	11.67	20.49
1972	68.58	11.16	20.27
1971	69.36	11.08	19.57
1970	70.55	10.61	18.84
1969	70.86	10.68	18.46
1968	71.54	10.70	17.76
1967	72.16	10.71	17.14
1966	72.36	10.51	17.13
1965	72.58	10.71	16.71
1964	73.63	10.76	15.62
1963	73.98	10.83	15.19
1962	73.78	10.70	15.53
1961	73.98	10.76	15.26
1960	74.35	10.70	14.95
1959	74.68	10.81	14.51
1958	75.11	10.93	13.96
1957	75.93	11.16	12.91
1956	75.76	11.34	12.90
1955	75.72	11.45	12.83
1954	76.50	10.80	12.70
1953	76.70	10.70	12.60
1952	77.22	11.14	11.65
1951	76.98	11.44	11.58
1950	78.24	10.94	10.83
1949	78.84	11.43	9.73
1948	78.70	11.67	9.63
1947	78.28	11.13	10.59

The chart and table below shows the trend of US households by household type.

Trend of US Households By Household Type