This decade will likely be the first in at least 160 years in which American households have more people Average number of people per household
Over the course of the nation’s history, there has been a slow but steady decrease in the size of the average U.S. household – from 5.79 people per household in 1790 to 2.58 in 2010. But this decade will likely be the first since the one that began in 1850 to break this long-running trend, according to newly released Census Bureau data. In 2018 there were 2.63 people per household.
This decade will likely be the first in  | at least 160 years in which American  | households have more people  | Average number of people per household  | 5. 79  | 5.55  | 2 63  | 2 .58  | 1790  | 1850  | 1900  | 1950  | 2000 18  | Note: Data labels are for 1790, 1850, 2010 and 2018  | Average household size is not available for the years  | between 1790 and 1850  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Census historical  | statistics, 2010 Census SF1 data and 2018 American  | Community Survey.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 