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Households 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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overview
4 figures
people
18 figures
economy
18 figures
housing
6 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
129,227,496
+1.4%
section.change_since ± 209,365 · margin of error
First value · 2021
124,010,992
Households, 2021 – 2024 number
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2021
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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
129,227,496 · 2024
First value
124,010,992 · 2021
Highest
129,227,496 · 2024
Lowest
124,010,992 · 2021
Average change
+1.4% a year on average
Data points
4
By year
section.all_years · 2021 – 2024
| Year | United States | ± | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024section.estimate | 129,227,496 | 209,365 | +1.4% |
| 2023section.estimate | 127,482,865 | 208,633 | +1.4% |
| 2022section.estimate | 125,736,353 | 198,714 | +1.4% |
| 2021section.estimate | 124,010,992 | 196,755 |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024
section.what
The number of homes lived in by a household.
section.how
Occupied homes counted in the census or survey; a household is everybody who lives in one home.
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