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People tend to have more money saved up over time, but range and variation also grow, and often it’s not enough.
Here’s how common each household type is and was — and how the makeup compares to a few decades ago.
It’s hard to think of much else. These maps show the racial divide between black and white people in major cities.
Nuclear is still the most common, but there are millions of households in the United States with a different family structure.
