Average household size in Dade County

Average household size in Dade County was 2.5 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2023. That is the 115th highest of 159 counties in 2024.

2024, persons per household2.5
Change on 2023+2.1%
Series high2.52022
Series low2.42023

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Average household size in Dade County, 2021 to 2024

2.432.442.452.462.472.4820212022202320242021: 2.4 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.4 persons per household2024: 2.5 persons per household2.422.442.462.48202120242021: 2.4 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.4 persons per household2024: 2.5 persons per household
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodpersons per household
20242.5
20232.4
20222.5
20212.4

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2024
Dade County2.5
Georgia2.6
United States2.5

Dade County compared with nearby places

Appling County: 2.5 persons per householdAtkinson County: 2.6 persons per householdBacon County: 2.6 persons per householdBaker County: 2.5 persons per householdBaldwin County: 2.3 persons per householdBanks County: 2.8 persons per householdBarrow County: 2.9 persons per householdBartow County: 2.8 persons per householdBen Hill County: 2.4 persons per householdBerrien County: 2.6 persons per householdBibb County: 2.5 persons per householdBleckley County: 2.5 persons per householdBrantley County: 2.8 persons per householdBrooks County: 2.6 persons per householdBryan County: 2.9 persons per householdBulloch County: 2.5 persons per householdBurke County: 2.6 persons per householdButts County: 2.7 persons per householdCalhoun County: 2.4 persons per householdCamden County: 2.6 persons per householdCandler County: 2.6 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.8 persons per householdCatoosa County: 2.6 persons per householdCharlton County: 2.9 persons per householdChatham County: 2.4 persons per householdChattahoochee County: 2.3 persons per householdChattooga County: 2.6 persons per householdCherokee County: 2.8 persons per householdClarke County: 2.2 persons per householdClay County: 2.3 persons per householdClayton County: 2.8 persons per householdClinch County: 2.6 persons per householdCobb County: 2.6 persons per householdCoffee County: 2.6 persons per householdColquitt County: 2.7 persons per householdColumbia County: 2.9 persons per householdCook County: 2.7 persons per householdCoweta County: 2.7 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.7 persons per householdCrisp County: 2.5 persons per householdDade County: 2.5 persons per householdDawson County: 2.6 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.6 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.6 persons per householdDodge County: 2.6 persons per householdDooly County: 2.1 persons per householdDougherty County: 2.3 persons per householdDouglas County: 2.8 persons per householdEarly County: 2.6 persons per householdEchols County: 3.2 persons per householdEffingham County: 2.8 persons per householdElbert County: 2.3 persons per householdEmanuel County: 2.6 persons per householdEvans County: 2.5 persons per householdFannin County: 2.2 persons per householdFayette County: 2.7 persons per householdFloyd County: 2.6 persons per householdForsyth County: 3 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.6 persons per householdFulton County: 2.3 persons per householdGilmer County: 2.5 persons per householdGlascock County: 2.8 persons per householdGlynn County: 2.4 persons per householdGordon County: 2.7 persons per householdGrady County: 2.6 persons per householdGreene County: 2.4 persons per householdGwinnett County: 3 persons per householdHabersham County: 2.7 persons per householdHall County: 2.9 persons per householdHancock County: 2.4 persons per householdHaralson County: 2.6 persons per householdHarris County: 2.7 persons per householdHart County: 2.4 persons per householdHeard County: 2.7 persons per householdHenry County: 2.9 persons per householdHouston County: 2.6 persons per householdIrwin County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County: 3 persons per householdJasper County: 2.7 persons per householdJeff Davis County: 2.7 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.6 persons per householdJenkins County: 2.3 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.4 persons per householdJones County: 2.6 persons per householdLamar County: 2.6 persons per householdLanier County: 2.8 persons per householdLaurens County: 2.6 persons per householdLee County: 2.7 persons per householdLiberty County: 2.7 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.6 persons per householdLong County: 2.9 persons per householdLowndes County: 2.5 persons per householdLumpkin County: 2.7 persons per householdMcDuffie County: 2.6 persons per householdMcIntosh County: 2.2 persons per householdMacon County: 2.4 persons per householdMadison County: 2.8 persons per householdMarion County: 2.5 persons per householdMeriwether County: 2.5 persons per householdMiller County: 2.2 persons per householdMitchell County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.7 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.5 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.6 persons per householdMurray County: 2.6 persons per householdMuscogee County: 2.4 persons per householdNewton County: 2.8 persons per householdOconee County: 2.9 persons per householdOglethorpe County: 2.8 persons per householdPaulding County: 3 persons per householdPeach County: 2.6 persons per householdPickens County: 2.6 persons per householdPierce County: 2.6 persons per householdPike County: 2.9 persons per householdPolk County: 2.7 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.4 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.2 persons per householdQuitman County: 2.1 persons per householdRabun County: 2.2 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.2 persons per householdRichmond County: 2.6 persons per householdRockdale County: 2.7 persons per householdSchley County: 2.8 persons per householdScreven County: 2.8 persons per householdSeminole County: 2.4 persons per householdSpalding County: 2.6 persons per householdStephens County: 2.5 persons per householdStewart County: 2.2 persons per householdSumter County: 2.5 persons per householdTalbot County: 2.3 persons per householdTaliaferro County: 2.6 persons per householdTattnall County: 2.6 persons per householdTaylor County: 2.4 persons per householdTelfair County: 2.9 persons per householdTerrell County: 2.5 persons per householdThomas County: 2.4 persons per householdTift County: 2.5 persons per householdToombs County: 2.6 persons per householdTowns County: 2 persons per householdTreutlen County: 2.6 persons per householdTroup County: 2.6 persons per householdTurner County: 2.6 persons per householdTwiggs County: 2.7 persons per householdUnion County: 2.2 persons per householdUpson County: 2.6 persons per householdWalker County: 2.6 persons per householdWalton County: 2.9 persons per householdWare County: 2.6 persons per householdWarren County: 2.4 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.6 persons per householdWebster County: 2.8 persons per householdWheeler County: 3.8 persons per householdWhite County: 2.6 persons per householdWhitfield County: 2.8 persons per householdWilcox County: 2.7 persons per householdWilkes County: 2.3 persons per householdWilkinson County: 2.5 persons per householdWorth County: 2.6 persons per household
  • Under 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 2.8
  • 2.8 and over
Average household size, 2024, persons per household. Dade County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Average household size, Dade County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Dade County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/dade-county-georgia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Average household size, Dade County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/dade-county-georgia.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Dade County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/dade-county-georgia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household size in Dade County?

Average household size in Dade County was 2.5 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2023. That is the 115th highest of 159 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Dade County?

2.5 persons per household in 2022, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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