The bar charts illustrate information about the percentage of people living alone in five different age groups in the USA between 1850 and 2000.
Overall, the proportion of people living alone who are under age 36 started appearing only recently, while the number of people living alone aged 55-64 increased dramatically. The percentage of people living alone in all five different age groups increased significantly, and the percentage of people living alone aged 55-64 had the highest percentage in all four years.
The proportion of people living alone aged 27-36 emerged in 1900, and it displayed a number of around 2% in 1900. The number of people living alone aged 27-36 climbed in the following years and reached nearly 8% in 2000. The proportion of people living alone aged 55-64 rose from around 3% in 1850 to approximately 17% in 2000.
The percentage of people living alone aged 17-26 emerged in 1950, and it increased from around 2% in 1950 to approximately 5% in 2000. The number of people living alone aged 47-54 rose from around 2% in 1850 to nearly 13% in 2000. The proportion of people living alone aged 37-46 climbed from around 2% in 1850 to around 7% in 2000.