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Average household size in United States
2021 – 2024 · 4 data points
section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
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6 figures
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10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
2.53per household
−0.01
section.change_since ± 0.01 · margin of error
First value · 2021
2.60
Average household size, 2021 – 2024 people per household
2.50
2.52
2.55
2.57
2.60
2.62
2021
2024
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value
2.53 · 2024
First value
2.60 · 2021
Highest
2.60 · 2021
Lowest
2.53 · 2024
Data points
4
By year
section.all_years · 2021 – 2024
| Year | United States | ± | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024section.estimate | 2.53 | 0.01 | −0.01 |
| 2023section.estimate | 2.54 | 0.01 | −0.03 |
| 2022section.estimate | 2.57 | 0.01 | −0.03 |
| 2021section.estimate | 2.60 | 0.01 |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
section.what
How many people share an average home.
section.how
Residents of households divided by the number of households.
people
United States in numbers
Population
342M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025
Population density
37.3
2025
Median age
38.9
2024
Children under 15
17.6%
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
17.2%
2024
Life expectancy
79.0
2024
Births per woman
1.63
2024
Birth rate
10.6
2024
Infant mortality
5.5
2024
Net migration
3.9
2023