Living arrangements of 15- to 24-year-olds, by age group and sex: Selected years, 1980 through 2010

NCES 2012-026
December 2011

Youth Indicators 2011
America’s Youth: Transitions to Adulthood

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Table 4.	Living arrangements of 15- to 24-year-olds, by age group and sex: Selected years, 1980 through 2010

	1980				1990			2000			2010
Living arrangement and sex	Ages 15–19		Ages 20–24		Ages 15–19		Ages 20–24	Ages 15–19		Ages 20–24	Ages 15–19		Ages 20–24
	Number (in thousands)
Total	20,267		20,046		17,269		17,990	20,101		18,442	21,078		21,141
Family householder or spouse	944		7,544		554		5,143	719		4,531	679		4,019
Other	1,104		1,176		1,403		1,720	1,859		1,888	2,124		2,526
Child of householder	9,069		4,358		7,655		4,172	8,725		4,367	8,965		5,201
Not in family groups	383		2,105		314		2,116	547		2,440	389		2,933
Other	515		579		615		809	815		882	1,047		1,172

Male	10,158		9,801		8,723		8,812	10,296		9,208	10,713		10,677
Family householder or spouse	191		2,759		139		1,715	209		1,519	312		1,371
Child of householder	9,069		4,358		7,655		4,172	8,725		4,367	8,965		5,201
Not in family groups	383		2,105		314		2,116	547		2,440	389		2,933
Other	515		579		615		809	815		882	1,047		1,172

Female	10,109		10,245		8,546		9,178	9,810		9,233	10,364		10,464
Family householder or spouse	753		4,785		415		3,428	509		3,012	366		2,648
Child of householder	8,353		3,177		6,892		3,069	7,614		2,994	8,348		3,663
Not in family groups	414		1,686		451		1,770	641		2,221	572		2,799
Other	589		597		788		911	1,046		1,006	1,078		1,354
	Percentage distribution
Total	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0
Family householder or spouse	4.7	!	37.6		‡		28.6	3.6	!	24.6	3.2	!	19.0
Child of householder	86.0		37.6		84.2		40.3	81.3		39.9	82.1		41.9
Not in family groups	3.9	!	18.9		4.4	!	21.6	5.9		25.3	4.6		27.1
Other	5.4		5.9		8.1		9.6	9.2		10.2	10.1		11.9

Male	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0
Family householder or spouse	‡		28.2		‡		19.5	‡		16.5	‡		12.8
Child of householder	89.3		44.5		87.8		47.3	84.7		47.4	83.7		48.7
Not in family groups	‡		21.5		‡		24.0	5.3	!	26.5	3.6	!	27.5
Other	5.1	!	5.9	!	7.1	!	9.2	7.9	!	9.6	9.8		11.0

Female	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0
Family householder or spouse	7.4		46.7		‡		37.4	5.2	!	32.6	3.5	!	25.3
Child of householder	82.6		31.0		80.6		33.4	77.6		32.4	80.5		35.0
Not in family groups	‡		16.5		5.3	!	19.3	6.5	!	24.1	5.5	!	26.7
Other	5.8	!	5.8	!	9.2		9.9	10.7		10.9	10.4		12.9

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding. "Householder" refers to the person (or one of the people) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented (maintained) or, if there is no such person, any adult member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid employees. If the house is owned or rented jointly by a married couple, the householder may be either spouse. The person designated as the householder is the "reference person" to whom the relationship of all other household members, if any, is recorded."Child of householder" includes unmarried college students living in dormitories. "Not in family groups" includes nonfamily householders, unrelated persons in households, and those living in group quarters. "Other" includes other relatives living with the householder (not a spouse or child), as well as those in related or unrelated subfamilies.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1980–2010.