In the United States, women are more common than men in households with same-sex couples. (Stock image via Getty Image)
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau survey, the number of same-sex households in the United States will reach approximately 1.4 million by 2024, with female couples now outnumbering male couples.
data, announced by the secretariat Yesterday’s (April 1) survey, taken from the American Community Survey, showed that same-sex households now account for about 1% of all households in the United States, reflecting steady growth over the past two decades.
Approximately 0.6% reported being married and 0.4% living in unmarried households.
This change marks a reversal from 2005, when male same-sex households were more common. Since then, same-sex marriages for women have more than doubled, contributing significantly to this change.
Overall, same-sex married households experienced the largest increase, increasing from about 392,000 households in 2005 to more than 836,000 households in 2024 following the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage following the Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
The report also highlights demographic and economic trends. While married same-sex couples are more likely than married opposite-sex couples to have both working parents and to have higher levels of education than unmarried opposite-sex couples, interracial relationships are also more common in same-sex marriages.
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