The Evolution of the U.S. Household (1950s to Today)

EVOLUTION HOUSEHOLD 1950 TO TODAY 1950S *all values adjusted for inflation. average new home size: 983 sq. feet. average population per family: 3 median household income: $23,738 for a single mother: $13,746 income spent on non-necessities: 32% percentage of women in the workforce: 28% cost of a dozen eggs: $5.29 percentage of families with a husband and wife present: 87%. percentage of households where the head of the family was a craftsman or machine operator: 42% average calories consumed daily: 3,260 percentage of households with a television: 24% total time spent watching TV per household per day: 4 hours 31 minutes 1960S median household income: $32,693 percent of families who own their own home: 53% percentage of males in the workforce: 83% average age of the head of household: 48| average education level: 11th grade pounds of chicken eaten per capita: 23 und nd snd nd bralard latdatd nd Pard gallons of whole milk d consumed per capita: 29 percent of Americans who owned an automobile: 73% ALGPoocha.. percentage of females in the workforce: 38% average yearly earnings: $16,100 percentage of homes with a TV: 90% percentage of households with children under 18: 61% percentage with only one person: 17% 1970s median household income: $44,741| income spent on non-necessities: 43% percentage of Americans that owned a home: 58% that rented: 37% total time spent watching TV per household per day: 5 hours 56 minutes percentage of women in the workforce: 44% | of men: 78% percentage of clothing budget spent on women: 54% on men: 28% pounds of red meat consumed annually per capita: 129 cost per pound of round steak: $9.33 percentage of household income spent on taxes: 15% average amount given to charity per household: $3,645 percentage of income invested or saved: 27% percentage of familes with an automobile: 80% annual expenses: $5,626 1980S median household income: nin $48,976 wage earners per household: 1.4 average population per family: 2.6 percentage of head of households who attended college: 43% that were laborers or operators: 14% percentage of men in the workforce: 74% percentage of income invested or saved: 6% of women: 54% percentage of households with a remote control: 29% number of channels in the average home: 19 pounds of red meat consumed annually per capita: 121 of chicken: 37 percentage of clothing budget spent on women: 39% hin amount spent: $1,071 00 on footwear: $376 1990s median household income: $52,398 average new home size: 2080 sq. ft. percentage of men in the workforce: 74% of women: 59% percentage of income alloted for taxes: 8.2% percentage of households with only one person: 28% with two people: 35% total time spent watching TV per household per day: 7 hours 17 minutes number of vehicles owned by the average family: 1.9 annual amount spent on gas: $1,475 average amount given to charity per household: $1,475 2000S median household income: | $58,976 for a single mother: $28,829 average new home size: 2349 sq. ft. percentage of head of households that attended college: 57% that are operators or laborers: 9% percentage of income alloted for taxes: 5% gallons of whole milk consumed per capita: 8 percentage of women in the workforce: 59% pounds of chicken: 67 of men: 74% total time spent watching TV per household per day: 8 hours 14 minutes average number of TV channels: 114 number of kids in the average household: .6 number of wage earners: 1.3 percentage of food expenditures spent for the home: 58% spent away from home: 41%