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People Statistics · Country estimate

Households 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

Households, 2021 – 2024 number

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

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited States±Change
2024estimate 129,227,496 209,365 +1.4%
2023estimate 127,482,865 208,633 +1.4%
2022estimate 125,736,353 198,714 +1.4%
2021estimate 124,010,992 196,755

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

What it means

The number of homes lived in by a household.

How it is calculated

Occupied homes counted in the census or survey; a household is everybody who lives in one home.