Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in the United States (MEDSQUFEEUS) from Jul 2016 to Feb 2026 about square feet, median, and USA.

In 2018, the average home size in the United States was ***** square feet, and the size of the average home is set to fall to ***** square feet by 2023.

The average American household consisted of 2.51 people in 2023.

Households in the U.S.

As shown in the statistic, the number of people per household has decreased over the past decades.

The U.S. Census Bureau defines a household as follows: “a household includes all the persons who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other persons in the building and which have direct access from outside the building or through a common hall. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements. (People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters.).”

The population of the United States has been growing steadily for decades. Since 1960, the number of households more than doubled from 53 million to over 131 million households in 2023.

Most of these households, about 34 percent, are two-person households. The distribution of U.S. households has changed over the years though. The percentage of single-person households has been on the rise since 1970 and made up the second largest proportion of households in the U.S. in 2022, at 28.88 percent.

In concordance with the rise of single-person households, the percentage of family households with own children living in the household has declined since 1970 from 56 percent to 40.26 percent in 2022.

In 2018, the average attached single-family home size in the United States was ***** square feet, and the size of the average home is set to stay the same until 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in California (MEDSQUFEECA) from Jul 2016 to Feb 2026 about square feet, CA, median, and USA.

In 2024, the average size of a single-family home built for sale in the United States amounted to ***** square feet. Although in the past five years American homes have been shrinking, since 1975, they have almost doubled in size. This trend towards larger homes seems illogical given that the average size of families has shrunk over the same period. Why are American homes so large? Homes in the U.S. are among the largest in the world, only surpassed by Australia. There are thought to be several reasons for this, including the concentration of wealth in the country and the deeply engrained driving culture, which means that cheaper land outside city centers is easily accessible. Where are the largest homes located? The size of homes also varies regionally, with the largest homes being located in wealthy, urban areas and in the South. Large homes, or McMansions as they’re often called, are especially popular in Texas. In 2024, Milwaukee and Omaha had the largest average home size.

Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price per Square Feet in Florida (MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEEFL) from Jul 2016 to Feb 2026 about square feet, FL, listing, median, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in San Francisco County/city, CA (MEDSQUFEE6075) from Jul 2016 to Feb 2026 about San Francisco County/City, CA; square feet; median; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately Owned Housing Starts in the United States, Average Square Feet of Floor Area for One-Family Units (HOUSTSFLAA1FQ) from Q1 1999 to Q3 2025 about floor area, housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, new, housing, and USA.

Among the ** largest cities by population in the United States, Milwaukee, WI, had the largest homes in 2023. The average size of a home was over ***** square feet, while in Portland, OR, the average home was 1070 square feet. Since 1975, U.S. homes have grown substantially bigger.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in California was -0.86% in February of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in California reached a record high of 4.05 in July of 2023 and a record low of -6.23 in March of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

U.S. Median Home Size - Historical chart and current data through 2025.

Between December 2024 and December 2025, the average size of luxury homes sold in North America increased. In 2025, the average size of a single-family home was ***** square feet, while the average size of an attached home was ***** square feet.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in South Carolina was 1.38% in February of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in South Carolina reached a record high of 7.09 in February of 2022 and a record low of -9.37 in April of 2024. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in South Carolina - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in Minnesota was 1881.00000 Level in January of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in Minnesota reached a record high of 2208.00000 in April of 2022 and a record low of 1817.00000 in December of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in Minnesota - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in St. Louis City, MO was -5.45% in February of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in St. Louis City, MO reached a record high of 14.07 in February of 2023 and a record low of -13.89 in February of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in St. Louis City, MO - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in Anne Arundel County, MD was 1881.00000 Level in January of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in Anne Arundel County, MD reached a record high of 2266.00000 in July of 2020 and a record low of 1854.00000 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet in Anne Arundel County, MD - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in Missouri was -2.86% in January of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in Missouri reached a record high of 5.56 in August of 2020 and a record low of -7.42 in August of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in Missouri - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in Stearns County, MN was -2.78% in January of 2026, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in Stearns County, MN reached a record high of 17.74 in February of 2022 and a record low of -10.67 in March of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Housing Inventory: Median Home Size in Square Feet Year-Over-Year in Stearns County, MN - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

In 2025, the median size of a multifamily housing unit in the United States was ***** square feet. Multifamily housing units include apartment complexes, condominiums, duplexes, and lofts. Single-family housing units are typically more than double the size of multifamily units. The figures refer to new privately-owned housing units completed in the U.S. each year. Since 2021, the median size of housing units in buildings with two units or more has declined by ** square feet.