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57% of households used AI recently

Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 11:00 AM EDT

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How do Americans feel about AI?

Census Bureau data from June of last year shows that a little more than hal=
f of Americans have [used AI tools](usafacts.org/articles/how-many-=
americans-are-using-ai-and-how/?utm_content=3Dsection1_text), whether for s=
earch, work, school, or brainstorming. The data also reveals how people fee=
l about AI regarding trust, data privacy, and career concerns. Turns out, h=
ousehold adoption of the technology varies by age, income, employment, race=
, and more.

Fifty-seven percent of US adults reported that someone in their household h=
ad used AI at least once in the past two months, most often to search for i=
nformation (35.1%). People also used it to brainstorm (22.9%), assist with =
work (20.9%), or school (11.7%). About 4.5% of respondents (equivalent to r=
oughly 12 million people) reported that someone in their household used AI =
instead of hiring a person to perform a task.

[Percentage of adults reporting household AI use cases](usafacts.or=
g/articles/how-many-americans-are-using-ai-and-how/?utm_content=3Dsection1_=
chart)

Employed people reported household AI use at a rate of 66.7%, compared with=
44.1% of unemployed people. Men reported household use at 61.7%, compared =
with 52.4% of women.
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Adults 40 to 54 reported the highest household use (65.2%), narrowly ahead =
of 25- to 39-year-olds (62.6%). Age mattered more for how people used AI th=
an whether they used it. Just over 36% of people ages 25 to 39 used it for =
brainstorming, compared with 7.4% of people 65 and older.
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Only 13.8% of people whose households used AI to find information said they=
trusted that information. Eleven percent felt they had control over how th=
e tools used their personal data. And 21.6% felt they had control when they=
were using AI at all, given how AI is now integrated into many products.
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In the workplace, 13.9% said AI had already changed their field. Nearly a q=
uarter (24.4%) were worried about the effect on their careers, though 42.3%=
said the tools made them more productive.

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i-and-how/?utm_content=3Dsection1_button)

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The state of Section 8

The federal government has provided rental assistance to low-income America=
ns since the 1937 US Housing Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban D=
evelopment (HUD) now oversees eight different nationwide housing assistance=
programs. The latest data shows [how many units](usafacts.org/answ=
ers/how-many-subsidized-housing-units-are-available/country/united-states/?=
utm_content=3Dsection2_text) the country has, [who lives in them](u=
safacts.org/answers/how-many-people-live-in-subsidized-housing/country/unit=
ed-states/?utm_content=3Dsection2_text), and how long they must wait for on=
e.

About 8.86 million people, or 2.6% of the US population, lived in subsidize=
d housing in 2025. On average, residents had lived in their units for 10 ye=
ars and three months.

[Share of county population living in subsidized housing](usafacts.=
org/answers/how-many-people-live-in-subsidized-housing/country/united-state=
s/?utm_content=3Dsection2_chart)

The US had about [5.13 million subsidized housing units](usafacts.o=
rg/answers/how-many-subsidized-housing-units-are-available/country/united-s=
tates/?utm_content=3Dsection2_text) last year, and 667,000 (or 13%) of thos=
e units were unoccupied and available to rent. Tenant-based vouchers made u=
p 55% of the subsidized housing stock. These vouchers allow recipients to c=
hoose their housing in the private market, provided it meets program requir=
ements.
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Privately owned, multifamily developments accounted for 29% of subsidized h=
ousing. Public residential units, built and managed by local housing agenci=
es for low-income families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities=
, accounted for 17%.
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Washington, DC, had the most subsidized housing per person in any part of t=
he country (50 units per 1,000 people). Rhode Island had the most of any st=
ate (35 per 1,000). Arizona had the fewest (six per 1,000).=C2=A0
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HUD said 95% of households in subsidized housing had very low income in 202=
5 (measured as households with incomes that do not exceed 50% of median fam=
ily income for the area), and 79% had extremely low income (those not excee=
ding the greater of 30% of the median family income for the area). The aver=
age household earned $18,483 annually.
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Women headed 74% of households in subsidized housing. Someone 62 or older h=
eaded 43%, and 67% were headed by someone belonging to a minority group.
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How many units are available in your [state/county](usafacts.org/an=
swers/how-many-subsidized-housing-units-are-available/country/united-states=
/?utm_content=3Dsection2_text)? How many people [live in them](usaf=
acts.org/answers/how-many-people-live-in-subsidized-housing/country/united-=
states/?utm_content=3Dsection2_text)? And [how long is the wait](us=
afacts.org/answers/how-long-do-people-wait-for-subsidized-housing/country/u=
nited-states/?utm_content=3Dsection2_text) to get in them? We have the loca=
l data to help you find out.

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zed-housing/country/united-states/?utm_content=3Dsection2_button)

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Data behind the news

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents=C2=A0were involved in the =
recent fatal shootings of people in Maine and Texask, bringing renewed atte=
ntion to [ICE](usafacts.org/articles/what-is-ice-and-…does-it-d=
o/?utm_content=3Ddbtn_text), the number of [people it detains](usaf=
acts.org/answers/how-many-people-are-being-detained-by-ice/country/united-s=
tates/?utm_content=3Ddbtn_text), and the availability of [up-to-date ICE da=
ta](usafacts.org/articles/ask-an-analyst/s…a-on-ice/=
?utm_content=3Ddbtn_text).

The [Bureau of Labor Statistics](usafacts.org/explainers/what-does-=
the-us-government-do/subagency/bureau-of-labor-statistics/?utm_content=3Ddb=
tn_text) will release the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) tomorrow, July 14=
. What is [the CPI](usafacts.org/articles/what-is-the-consumer-pric=
e-index-monthly-cpi-report/?utm_content=3Ddbtn_text) and what does it mean =
for the economy?

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One last fact

[Immigrants make up 18.4% of the US workforce](usafacts.org/answers=
/what-percent-of-the-workforce-in-the-us-are-immigrants/country/united-stat=
es/?utm_content=3Done_last_fact_chart)

Immigrants (including all foreign-born residents) were [18.4% of employed w=
orkers](usafacts.org/answers/what-percent-of-t…-in-the-u=
s-are-immigrants/country/united-states/?utm_content=3Done_last_fact_text) i=
n 2024. However, they made up 17.2% of the working-age population, indicati=
ng a higher employment rate than expected. (The working-age population incl=
udes everyone 16 and older.)

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