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People Statistics · Country estimate

Average household size in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 2.53per household −0.01 since 2023 ± 0.01 · margin of error
First value · 2021 2.60
Average household size, 2021 – 2024 people per household

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

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited States±Change
2024estimate 2.53 0.01 −0.01
2023estimate 2.54 0.01 −0.03
2022estimate 2.57 0.01 −0.03
2021estimate 2.60 0.01

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

How many people share an average home.

How it is calculated

Residents of households divided by the number of households.