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Families and Households

All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about the residents of each housing unit and how they are related. The level of detail collected varies, as well as the availability of other characteristics of household members.

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America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022
November 17, 2022
These America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 data tables are from Families and Living Arrangements.
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Historical Households Tables
November 2022
These Households tables are on Families and Living Arrangements.
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Historical Families Tables
November 2022
Families by presence of children. Also includes married couples by labor force status of spouses, & estimates of stay-at-home parents.

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Historical Living Arrangements of Children
November 2022
Children, by presence of parents, and race and Hispanic origin; as well as estimates of grandchildren living in their grandparents’ home.
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Historical Marital Status Tables
November 2022
Median age at first marriage since 1890, as well as marital status by sex.
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Historical State Tables
November 2015
Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State, for 1990 and 2000.

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National Spouses Day: January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
According to the Current Population Survey 2022 ASEC Supplement, there are some 131.7M married adults age 15+ in the U.S., not counting 4.6M who are separated.
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Costos de vivienda: carga excesiva para más de 19 millones
December 08, 2022
Más del 40% (19 millones) de los hogares del país que alquilan su vivienda destinan más del 30% de sus ingresos al costo de la vivienda.
Press Release
More Than 19 Million Renters Burdened by Housing Costs
December 08, 2022
Over 40% (19 million) of renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs during the 2017-2021 period according to new ACS estimates.

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Living Arrangements of Children: 2019
February 2022
This report examines the living arrangements of children using data from the 2008 and 2018 ACS, 2007 and 2019 CPS ASEC and 2014 SIPP.
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The Regular Receipt of Child Support: 2017
January 2022
This brief discusses the financial child support received by parents who care for children whose other parent or parents live outside the household.
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Transitions in Parental Presence Among Children: 2017
November 30, 2020
This brief offers estimates of transitions in the presence of parents or a parent’s partner during 2017 for children under the age of 18.

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Marital Status of One-Parent Family Groups: 2022
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Children Under 18 Living With One Parent
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What Can You Learn About Counties From the American Community Survey?

Other Subtopics Within 'Families and Living Arrangements'

Child Care

Information collected on child care has evolved over the years to include comprehensive data on child care use, cost, and receipt of government assistance.

Child Support

Child support can be an important income source for children and their custodial parents who receive these payments.

Children

All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about children. The information collected varies.

Fertility

Information about the fertility of American women both for the nation as a whole as well as for individual states and lower level geography.

Grandparents and Grandchildren

Households include a variety of living arrangements, one being an increase in grandparents living with grandchildren.

Marriage and Divorce

The U.S. Census Bureau provides the current marital status of persons, by age, sex, and race and the estimated median age at first marriage for men and women.

Same-Sex Couples

Data about same-sex couples, including married and unmarried couples.

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