U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.

A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals major changes in how older Americans are living — with fewer adults over 65 living alone than in decades past, and more living with a spouse or family. In ...

When you live alone, there’s no one to judge you for wearing acne cream, eating leftover pizza from the fridge, or enjoying a movie marathon. “Living alone has made me more confident and independent,” ...

Many older adults love the independence of living alone. Here's what they say about it. (Getty Images) According to the Pew Research Center, 27% of U.S. adults age 60 and over live alone, compared ...

A new study details the troubling find. It turns out having roommates might be beneficial to your health. A new study published in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer journal found that adults who ...

(The Hill) – Nearly 30 percent of American households comprise a single person, a record high. Scholars say living alone is not a trend so much as a transformation: Across much of the world, large ...

Chinatown would seem to be a neighborhood designed for loneliness. Single room occupancy hotels comprise as much as 60 percent of its housing stock. And, indeed, it has the highest number of seniors ...

Living alone is a modern phenomenon. For most of history, very few people lived alone. In the U.S., even as recently as 1960, only 7 million people lived alone; they accounted for just 13 percent of ...

“Single people aren’t to blame for the loneliness epidemic.” That’s the title of an article I wrote that was recently published in The Atlantic. Single people aren’t to blame for the supposed epidemic ...

Being home alone has its advantages: You can set your preferred temperature, turn up the volume on your speakers and make your favorite snack. But if you're worried about break-ins or trespassers, ...

There are so many things to love about living alone. There’s the peace and quiet, the endless girl dinners, and the fact that you don’t have to answer to anyone, except maybe your cat. These are just ...