The given bar chart demonstrates the proportion of people living on their own in 5 different age ranges in the United States over the period of 150 years beginning in 1850.
In general, it is clear that the percentage of living alone fell the most into individuals aged 55 to 64. Additionally, the statistics did not have dramatic differences except for the last 50 years.
In the initial years, the figures for people in their 37-46 and 47-54 were both over 2% while that of 55-to-64-year-old people was slightly greater, at roughly 3%. Next, from 1900 onwards, there was the emergence of the age group between 27 and 36, starting at around 2%. The figure for people in 37-46 remained the same over half the decade while groups 55-64 and 47-54 witnessed minimal growth.
From the year 1950, about 2% of people in their 17 to 26 began to set their own living. The figures for 27-36, 37-46, 47-54 were relatively similar, at roughly 3%. Meanwhile, the proportion for 47-54 age group rose substantially to 9%. The year 2000 showed the most varied statistics since there was a sharp growth to 17%, 13% in 55-64, 47-54 age ranges respectively. The figures for 27-36 and 37-46 were roughly 8% while that of 17-26 was modestly at 5%.