This report presents information on the number and types of living arrangements of American households in 2010 derived from the relationship question on the 2010 Census. The 2010 Census enumerated 308.7 million people in the United States, a 9.7 percent increase from 281.4 million in Census 2000. Of the total population in 2010, 300.8 million lived in 116.7 million households for an average of 2.58 people per household. This was down from an average of 2.59 in 2000 when 273.6 million people lived in 105.5 million households. The remaining 8.0 million people in 2010 lived in group-quarters arrangements such as school dormitories, nursing homes, or military barracks.

Tables

Table 1. Hispanic Origin and Race of Wife and Husband in Married-Couple Households for the United States: 2010 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Hispanic Origin and Race of Opposite-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households for the United States: 2010 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Hispanic Origin and Race of Same-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households for the United States: 2010 Summary File Counts [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Hispanic Origin and Race of Same-Sex Unmarried-Partner Households for the United States: 2010 Preferred Estimates [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Households by Type by Race and Hispanic Origin of the Householder: 2010 [<1.0 MB]

Appendix Tables to the Households and Families: 2010 webinar - Interracial and Interethnic Coupled Households [<1.0 MB]

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Related Information

Decennial Census of Population and Housing Publications

Families and Households Publications

Same-Sex Couples Publications

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