I calculated how short we are on housing in the US as of 2024
this is revised from my earlier post as yes I forgot to factor in everyone doesn't live alone, but 29% of people in 2024 do, 267,454,918 people in the US are age 18 and above.
(267,454,918 x 29% = 77,561,926. take that number and subtract it by 267,454,918 to get 189,892,992 then divide by 2 and add the 77,561,926 back for a final total of 172,508,422)
As of 2024 we had a minimum of 140,000,000 houses which means we are short 32,508,422 houses as of 2024.