"Table with row headers in column A, and column headers in rows 7 through 11. ",,,,,,,,,
HH-6.  Average Population Per Household and Family:  1940 to  Present,,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands.  Based on Current Population Survey (CPS) unless ,,,,,,,,,
otherwise indicated),,,,,,,,,
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,,      HOUSEHOLDS,,,                  FAMILIES,,,,
,,Population per household,,,,Population per family,,,
,,  All,Under,18 yrs,, All,Under,18 yrs,
Year,Total,  ages,18,and over,Total,ages,18,and over,
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2008,"116,783",2.56,0.64,1.92,"77,873",3.15,0.94,2.21,
2007,"116,011",2.56,0.64,1.92,"78,425",3.13,0.93,2.20,
2006,"114,384",2.57,0.65,1.92,"77,402",3.13,0.93,2.20,
2005,"113,343",2.57,0.65,1.92,"76,858",3.13,0.94,2.19,
2004,"112,000",2.57,0.66,1.92,"76,217",3.13,0.95,2.19
2003,"111,278",2.57,0.66,1.91,"75,596",3.13,0.95,2.18
2002,"109,297",2.58,0.66,1.92,"74,329",3.15,0.96,2.19
2001,"108,209",2.58,0.67,1.91,"73,767",3.14,0.96,2.18
2000,"104,705",2.62,0.69,1.93,"72,025",3.17,0.98,2.19
1999,"103,874",2.61,0.69,1.92,"71,535",3.18,0.98,2.19
1998,"102,528",2.62,0.70,1.92,"70,880",3.18,0.99,2.19
1997,"101,018",2.64,0.71,1.93,"70,241",3.19,0.99,2.20
1996,"99,627",2.65,0.71,1.94,"69,594",3.20,1.00,2.20
1995,"98,990",2.65,0.71,1.93,"69,305",3.19,0.99,2.20
1994,"97,107",2.67,0.72,1.95,"68,490",3.20,0.99,2.21
1993r,"96,426",2.66,0.71,1.95,"68,216",3.19,0.99,2.20
1993,"96,391",2.63,0.70,1.94,"68,144",3.16,0.96,2.20
1992,"95,669",2.62,0.69,1.93,"67,173",3.17,0.97,2.20
1991,"94,312",2.63,0.69,1.94,"66,322",3.18,0.96,2.22
1990,"93,347",2.63,0.69,1.94,"66,090",3.17,0.96,2.21
1989,"92,830",2.62,0.69,1.93,"65,837",3.16,0.96,2.21
1988,"91,066",2.64,0.70,1.94,"65,133",3.17,0.96,2.21
1987,"89,479",2.66,0.71,1.96,"64,491",3.19,0.96,2.22
1986,"88,458",2.67,0.71,1.96,"63,558",3.21,0.98,2.23
1985,"86,789",2.69,0.72,1.97,"62,706",3.23,0.98,2.24
1984,"85,407",2.71,0.73,1.98,"61,997",3.24,0.99,2.25
1983,"83,918",2.73,0.74,1.99,"61,393",3.26,1.00,2.26
1982,"83,527",2.72,0.75,1.97,"61,019",3.25,1.01,2.24
1981,"82,368",2.73,0.76,1.96,"60,309",3.27,1.03,2.23
1980,"80,776",2.76,0.79,1.97,"59,550",3.29,1.05,2.23
1979,"77,330",2.78,0.81,1.97,"57,804",3.31,1.08,2.23
1978,"76,030",2.81,0.83,1.98,"57,215",3.33,1.10,2.23
1977,"74,142",2.86,0.87,1.99,"56,710",3.37,1.13,2.24
1976,"72,867",2.89,0.89,2.00,"56,245",3.39,1.15,2.23
1975,"71,120",2.94,0.93,2.01,"55,712",3.42,1.18,2.23
1974,"69,859",2.97,0.96,2.00,"55,053",3.44,1.21,2.23
1973,"68,251",3.01,1.00,2.02,"54,373",3.48,1.25,2.23
1972,"66,676",3.06,1.03,2.03,"53,296",3.53,1.29,2.25
1971,"64,778",3.11,1.07,2.04,"52,227",3.57,1.32,2.25
1970,"63,401",3.14,1.09,2.05,"51,586",3.58,1.34,2.25
1969,"62,214",3.19,1.14,2.05,"50,823",3.64,1.39,2.25
1968,"60,813",3.23,1.17,2.07,"50,111",3.66,1.41,2.25
1967,"59,236",3.28,1.20,2.09,"49,214",3.70,1.43,2.27
1966,"58,406",3.30,1.21,2.09,"48,509",3.72,1.45,2.27
1965,"57,436",3.31,1.22,2.09,"47,956",3.71,1.46,2.26
1964,"56,149",3.33,1.24,2.10,"47,540",3.71,1.46,2.25
1963,"55,270",3.33,1.23,2.10,"47,059",3.69,1.44,2.25
1962,"54,764",3.31,1.22,2.10,"46,418",3.67,1.43,2.25
1961,"53,557",3.36,1.23,2.13,"45,539",3.71,1.44,2.27
1960,"52,799",3.33,1.21,2.12,"45,111",3.67,1.41,2.26
1959,"51,435",3.34,1.20,2.14,"44,232",3.65,1.39,2.26
1958,"50,474",3.34,1.19,2.15,"43,696",3.64,1.37,2.27
1957,"49,673",3.33,1.17,2.16,"43,497",3.60,1.34,2.27
1956,"48,902",3.32,1.15,2.17,"42,889",3.58,1.31,2.27
1955,"47,874",3.33,1.14,2.19,"41,951",3.59,1.30,2.29
1954,"46,962",3.34,1.13,2.20,"41,202",3.59,1.30,2.29
1953,"46,385",3.28,1.09,2.19,"40,832",3.53,1.24,2.29
1952,"45,538",3.32,1.12,2.20,"40,578",3.54,1.25,2.29
1951,"44,673",3.34,1.10,2.23,"39,929",3.54,1.23,2.31
1950,"43,554",3.37,1.06,2.31,"39,303",3.54,1.17,2.37
1949,"42,182",3.42,1.09,2.33,"38,624",3.58,1.19,2.39
1948,"40,532",3.49,1.10,2.48,"37,237",3.64,1.19,2.44
1947,"39,107",3.56,(NA),(NA),"35,794",3.67,(NA),(NA)
1940,"34,949",3.67,1.14,2.53,"32,166",3.76,1.24,2.52
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Footnote:,,,,,,,,
NA Not available.,,,,,,,,
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"   Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March and ",,,,,,,,
"Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 2008 and earlier.",,,,,,,,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact:,,,,,,,,
Fertility and Family Statistics Branch,,,,,,,,
301-763-2416,,,,,,,,
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Internet Release Date:  January 2009,,,,,,,,
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