Comparison of US population and household growth 1950-2010		
Year	Population	# of Households	% change in population from prior decade	% change in # of households from prior decade		
2010	308,745,538	117,538,000	9.40%	12.30%		
2000	282,124,631	104,705,000	12.30%	12.20%		
1990	251,294,000	93,347,000	10.30%	15.60%		
1980	227,726,000	80,776,000	11.10%	27.40%		
1970	205,052,000	63,401,000	13.50%	20.10%		
1960	180,671,000	52,799,000	18.70%	21.20%		
1950	152,271,000	43,554,000				
	
Source: U.S. Census Data