In the previous 2 charts, we looked at age and household make-up to begin to identify who might want to live tiny. Today we apply the householder demographics to the age groups. When we looked only at age groups, we easily began with pre-children young adults and post-children empty-nesters. These 2 groups were easy to begin with, but this left out the large group that is 35 – 54 who are typically associated with raising a family. However, when we look at the household demographics, we see that 63% of the total population makes up singles, couples, and single-parent families. This means that 63% of the 35-54-year-olds should be included in our target group of potential tiny homeowners.
While applying this formula to the younger and older demographics reduces their numbers, the charts below demonstrate that overall the potential tiny homeowners increases by over 5.5 million nationally…