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Sociology

The Rise of Solo Living: Demographic Change in Household Composition

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In 2020, one-person households made up about 28% of all households in the United States, up from about 17% in 1970, and the share is even higher in some European and Asian cities, like Stockholm and Paris, where it exceeds 50%.

Why this is interesting

In many large cities, more than half of all households are now one person. How did living alone become so common?