Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Size of Consumer Unit: One Person Consumer Unit

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Size of Consumer Unit: One Person Consumer Unit
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0502M
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 2022-01-01
Last Updated 2023-09-14 4:19 PM CDT
Notes Size refers to the number of persons whose usual place of residence at the time of the interview is in the sample unit.

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 24563
1985-01-01 25445
1986-01-01 26904
1987-01-01 26783
1988-01-01 26571
1989-01-01 26562
1990-01-01 27263
1991-01-01 27166
1992-01-01 29062
1993-01-01 28725
1994-01-01 29097
1995-01-01 29181
1996-01-01 29497
1997-01-01 30330
1998-01-01 30684
1999-01-01 31550
2000-01-01 32323
2001-01-01 32783
2002-01-01 33055
2003-01-01 33929
2004-01-01 33686
2005-01-01 34339
2006-01-01 35221
2007-01-01 35740
2008-01-01 35064
2009-01-01 34770
2010-01-01 35479
2011-01-01 36110
2012-01-01 36942
2013-01-01 37770
2014-01-01 37884
2015-01-01 37477
2016-01-01 38458
2017-01-01 37365
2018-01-01 38730
2019-01-01 39892
2020-01-01 39127
2021-01-01 40756
2022-01-01 41574

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