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June 2023 » thefivestar.com 75 J O U R N A L June 2023 living in a housing unit, including people liv- ing alone, or in families (two or more people living together related by birth, marriage, or adoption), including: » Over one-quarter (27.6%) of occupied U.S. households consisted of one person living alone, up from 7.7% in 1940. » 7.2% of family households were multigen- erational. » 6.1 million or 8.4% of children under age 18 lived in their grandparents' home, up from 5.8 million (7.9%) in 2010. » Over half (53.2%) of U.S. households were coupled households, those in which the householder has a spouse or partner living with them. » Same-sex couples made up 1.7% of coupled households. » The majority (89.1%) of the 323.2 million people living in U.S. households were either the householder, their spouse or partner, or their children. » Family households accounted for about two-thirds of all U.S. households, as they did in 2010. » The majority (71%) of family households were married couples. » There were 126.8 million households, up 8.7% from 116.7 million in 2010. Also taken into account and broken down in the 2020 Census was information on the population in group quarters—defined as places where people live or stay in a group living arrangement that is owned or managed by organizations providing housing or ser- vices for the residents. They include places such as college residence halls, group homes, military barracks, emergency and transition- al shelters, and correctional facilities. Group quarters population data available in the DHC include: » Tables by sex and broad age categories (under 18 years, 18 to 64 years, 65 years and over) down to the census block. » Tables by race and Hispanic origin down to the census tract. » Tables by sex and age for some specific group quarters types down to the census tract. » Tables by sex and five-year age categories for major group quarters types such as college/university student housing and military quarters down to the county. SFR GROWTH DIPPED TO 4.3% IN MARCH C oreLogic has released its latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), which analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and across major metropolitan areas. Annual single-family rent growth dipped to 4.3% in March, marking nearly a year of decelerating gains. All tracked metros posted lower rent growth than in March 2022. Las Vegas and Phoenix saw rents decline year over year, mirroring trends observed in CoreLogic's most recent home price data. Charlotte, North Carolina, topped the list for the highest rent growth in March, but the 7.7% increase for this metro was well below that of the 25-to-41% gains recorded for top metros in March 2022. United States year-over-year single-fami- ly rent growth by four price tiers And while overall U.S. rent growth remains slightly elevated above pre-pan- demic rates, higher-priced property gains are normalizing. In March, year-over-year rental cost growth slowed in all four price tiers that CoreLogic tracks, but the lowest tier posted the highest growth, suggesting that a lack of affordability continues to pressure tenants' budgets amid a scarce inventory of lower-cost rentals. Furthermore, while rent growth slowed to its lowest rate since February 2021, single-family rents continued to increase, and the cumulative gain since February 2020 has totaled 23.2%. "Single-family rent price gains continued to slow year over year in March, with growth at about one-third of the rate as observed one year earlier," said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic. "The slowdown is more pronounced in the higher-priced tier, where growth is now about the same as it was before the pandemic. However, gains in the lower tier are still twice the pre-pandemic rate, with all tracked metro areas posting increases at that price level." March year-over-year rent changes in 20 select U.S. metros To gain a detailed view of single-fam- ily rental prices across different market segments, CoreLogic examines four tiers of rental prices and two property-type tiers. National single-family rent growth across those tiers, and the year-over-year changes, were as follows: » Lower-priced (75% or less than the region- al median): up 6.7%, down from 13.4% in March 2022.