Home Alone? New Study Shows Number of Americans Living Alone Is Increasing; Here are Top US Cities With Most Single-Person Households

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A new study revealed that more and more Americans are now living alone. This means that the social and family dynamics in the U.S. are changing.

If this lifestyle trend continues, it could have significant impacts on society, business, government, as well as the American culture.

More and More Americans Now Prefer Living Alone, Claims New Study

Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau said that more than 46% of American adults are single. That's around 117 million U.S. residents who are unmarried.

The Census Bureau said that these numbers include Americans-18 years old and above-who had divorced, are widowed, and who have never married before.

But, this doesn't prove that these single Americans are really living alone in a household. Now, SmartAsset, a financial tech firm, conducted its own study to see how many U.S. residents are living in isolation.

SmartAsset examined more than 340 households in the largest U.S. cities. Based on its findings, single-person households increased by up to 28%, as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Aside from this, the new study also showed that half of households in six U.S. cities are nearly compromised by single Americans. These include Washington (D.C.), Richmond (Virginia), Alexandria (Virginia), Cleveland (Ohio, and Cincinnati (Ohio).

Top US Cities With Most Single-Person Household Increases

SmartAsset also provided the list of the top U.S. cities that experienced the highest increases in single-person households. These include the following:

Arlington, VA: Single-person households increased by up to 41.71% in 2021 (only 11.78% in 2016)
Alexandria, VA: Single-person households increased by 46.52% in 2021 (only 15.61% in 2016)
College Station, TX: Single-person households increased by 31.11% in 2021 (only 11.83% in 2016)
Madison, WI: Single-person households increased by 41.32% in 2021 (only 15.91% in 2016)
Ann Arbor, MI: Single-person households increased by 36.10% in 2021 (only 13.97% in 2016).

These are just the top five U.S. cities that had the most single-person household increases. If you want to see more details about other cities, you can click this link.

Since living as a single person in the United States is not a piece of cake, here are some tips that can you get by:

Always know the things that you can afford based on your salary.
Create a responsive budget plan that will inform you about your living costs.
If you can afford it or know someone, you can seek help from a professional financial advisor.