TREND IN U.S. HOUSEHOLD SIZE, 1950-2000                                  1950        1960        1970        1980       1990        2000       Population           150,697   178,464   203,302   226,542   248,718    281,421       Change                19,161     27,997     23,978     23,240     22,176     32,703       % change              14.5         18.4         13.4         11.4         9.8          13.1      Households              ---         52,799     63,401     80,776     93,347   104,705             Change                   ---            ---         10,602     17,375     12,571    11,358      % change               ---            ---             +20        +27        +16         +12     Household         Size                     ---           3.38         3.20         2.80        2.66        2.69      Change                   ---             ---         -0.18        -0.40      -0.14      +0.03    % change                 ---             ---           -5.3        -12.5        -5         +1.1 * *Shortfall for 1990’s was 1.015 million units. Editor's Note:  Althought the past decade saw a record increase in populatin, the increase in household formations was off substantially, meaning that the number persons per unit would have to go up. This] was a marked departure from previous decade activity, where household size had dropped consistently. PJFUGIEL, ©AUGUST, 2004