The bar chart compares the proportion of residents living on their own across five different age brackets in the USA over the time span from 1850 to 2000.
Overall, the number of Americans living alone among all age cohorts increased steadily throughout the period shown. Additionally, the 55-64 group consistently held the largest position during the same period.
In 1850, the contribution of people living alone among all age groups was low, just around 2% to 3%, with those aged 55-64 was slightly higher at nearly 3%.Fifty years later,the situation had little changed, remained close to 2% to 3%.Moreover,the percentage of 27-35 cohorts appeared for the first time, but accounted for just below 3% ,which was the smallest figure.
By 1950, people aged 55 to 64 years old recorded the largest proportion, increasing to approximately 9%, whereas the number of people living alone under 46 years old documented a negligible rise and those for the youngest group appeared. In the following fifty years, there was a significant increase over all cohorts. The figure for the 55-64 age group climbed substantially to around 17%, remaining the leading group. Similarly, those who fell into 47-54 ages went up remarkably to nearly 13%. The share of individuals aged 17-26, 27-36 and 37- 46 exhibited the similar tendency, with the figures were around 5%, precisely 8% and about 7% respectively.