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 ...

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 ...

Living alone changes everything—quietly, subtly, and then all at once. Whether you’re doing it for the first time in your 20s or rediscovering independence later in life, solitude has a way of holding ...

(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 ...

The first time living alone can be a daunting experience, especially for men. There are many things to consider as a single man living alone and it is understandable that you will have some concerns ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...