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Average household size in United States
2021 – 2024 · 4 data points
Updated Oct 21, 2026
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
2.50
2.52
2.55
2.57
2.60
2.62
2021
2024
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
| Year | United 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.
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