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Working-age adults and seniors are increasingly insecure In 2024, higher proportions of householders under 60, and of householders with children, reported struggling to meet their home energy needs than in 2020.
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Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
The nonpartisan Tax Foundation also estimated earlier this month that the levies cost U.S. householders an average of $1,000 last year.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2026
Of the nearly 25,000 Miami householders — the person listed on a lease — age 65 and older, roughly two-thirds are rent-burdened, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
SmartAsset compared median household incomes among families where the main householder — defined by the Census Bureau as the homeowner or named lease-holder on a rental — is between ages 25 and 44 with the median incomes across all households in over 350 U.S. cities.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
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Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
The nonpartisan Tax Foundation also estimated earlier this month that the levies cost U.S. householders an average of $1,000 last year.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2026
Of the nearly 25,000 Miami householders — the person listed on a lease — age 65 and older, roughly two-thirds are rent-burdened, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
SmartAsset compared median household incomes among families where the main householder — defined by the Census Bureau as the homeowner or named lease-holder on a rental — is between ages 25 and 44 with the median incomes across all households in over 350 U.S. cities.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Householder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/householder. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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householder
noun
house·hold·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌhōl-dər 
ˈhau̇-ˌsōl-
: one who lives in a dwelling alone or as the head of a household
Legal Definition
householder
noun
house·hold·er
ˈhau̇s-ˌhōl-dər
: a person who occupies a house alone or as head of a household
specifically
: one who makes a declaration of homestead
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