Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, One Earner

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, One Earner
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0705M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2025-12-19 2:01 PM CST
Notes A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 18203
1985-01-01 18274
1986-01-01 18521
1987-01-01 18449
1988-01-01 17872
1989-01-01 18077
1990-01-01 18442
1991-01-01 19146
1992-01-01 19333
1993-01-01 19217
1994-01-01 19886
1995-01-01 19825
1996-01-01 20705
1997-01-01 20391
1998-01-01 21644
1999-01-01 21647
2000-01-01 20782
2001-01-01 21420
2002-01-01 22535
2003-01-01 23586
2004-01-01 23873
2005-01-01 23925
2006-01-01 24022
2007-01-01 23945
2008-01-01 25011
2009-01-01 26304
2010-01-01 26231
2011-01-01 26302
2012-01-01 26075
2013-01-01 25960
2014-01-01 26814
2015-01-01 26013
2016-01-01 25557
2017-01-01 25885
2018-01-01 25674
2019-01-01 24489
2020-01-01 25891
2021-01-01 26170
2022-01-01 24925
2023-01-01 24645
2024-01-01 25277

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