Quirkyalone

There are more single-resident households now in the U.S. than traditional nuclear family households (defined as two parents living with their biological children). Yep, the Census Bureau confirmed this in an August report, adding that singles especially dominate in cities such as Denver, New York City, San Francisco, and St. Louis. For the full report and stats, go to this Census report. Here’s an LA Times story on the subject, “Home Alone: Households of Singles Go to First in U.S.” quoting yours truly, and a Boulder Daily Camera news story “Living alone now more prevalent than ‘nuclear family.’”

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