A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence. A household includes the related family members and all the unrelated people, if any, such as lodgers, foster children, wards, or employees who share the housing unit.
Household Income: HINC-04 Presence of Children Under 18 Years old--Households, by Total Money Income, Type of Household, Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder.
Median household income of almost all race and Hispanic origin groups increased in most states over the past 15 years (after adjusting for inflation) but fell among non-Hispanic White households in five states. The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, providing household income data to compare to the 2005–2009, 2010–2014 and ...
The Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) is a national survey by the U.S. Census Bureau (Census). The purpose of the survey is to collect information on topics such as food and nutrition, transportation, employment, and education and to gather data that can be used to improve and inform future surveys.
Appendix B of the income report compares household median income and inequality measures based on post-tax income. Median post-tax household income increased by 1.8% from $71,040 in 2023 to $72,330 in 2024.
Families and Households All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about the residents of each housing unit and how they are related. The level of detail collected varies, as well as the availability of other characteristics of household members.
The number of family households is equal to the number of families. The count of family household members differs from the count of family members, however, in that the family household members include all people living in the household, whereas family members include only the householder and his/her relatives. See the definition of family.