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Re:How could Al Bundy afford a house when he was making mini... by swatcoder on Monday November 27, 2023 @08:22PM (#38441078)
People own homes, sure. But who lives in them? Young couples? Families with young kids? Multigenerational families? Empty nesting retirees? DINKs and prestige professionals?

Or at least: how many people live in each owned house now vs in the past?

Total ownership numbers aren't the ones that matter to people right now. If owned homes used to be populated by multigenerational and nuclear families, while elders moved in with their kids and bachelors rented apartments in the city, but are now populated by elders and high-paid professionals while families with children are generally left to rent, it's a whole different world even while your quoted figures remain the same.

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Re:How could Al Bundy afford a house when he was making mini... by s1artibartfast on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:01PM (#38441382)
Indeed. general household size has gone down over over time, with a significant increase in single people. There has been a decrease in grandparents living in multigenerational homes, and an uptick in adult children living in multigenerational homes.
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