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Table 18. | Number and percentage distribution of family households, by family structure and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 through 2008 |
Family structure and presence of children |
1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Change, 1970 to 1990 | Change, 1990 to 2008 | ||||||||
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Number (in thousands) | Percent change | |||||||||||||||||
All families | 51,456 | (257.3) | 59,550 | (271.4) | 66,090 | (307.8) | 72,025 | (311.6) | 77,010 | (226.6) | 77,402 | (226.9) | 78,425 | (227.5) | 77,873 | (240.1) | 28.4 | 17.8 |
Married-couple families. | 44,728 | (243.6) | 49,112 | (252.7) | 52,317 | (283.3) | 55,311 | (289.5) | 58,109 | (210.4) | 58,179 | (210.4) | 58,945 | (211.3) | 58,370 | (218.6) | 17.0 | 11.6 |
Without own children under 18 | 19,196 | (168.7) | 24,151 | (187.3) | 27,780 | (218.1) | 30,062 | (230.5) | 31,929 | (168.8) | 32,197 | (169.4) | 32,787 | (170.6) | 33,197 | (174.7) | 44.7 | 19.5 |
With own children under 18 | 25,532 | (192.0) | 24,961 | (190.1) | 24,537 | (206.4) | 25,248 | (214.1) | 26,180 | (155.3) | 25,982 | (154.8) | 26,158 | (155.2) | 25,173 | (154.7) | -3.9 | 2.6 |
One own child under 18 | 8,163 | (112.5) | 9,671 | (122.0) | 9,583 | (133.0) | 9,402 | (136.2) | 9,885 | (99.6) | 10,031 | (100.2) | 10,127 | (100.7) | 9,733 | (99.3) | 17.4 | 1.6 |
Two own children under 18 | 8,045 | (111.7) | 9,488 | (120.9) | 9,784 | (134.3) | 10,274 | (142.1) | 10,676 | (103.3) | 10,336 | (101.7) | 10,497 | (102.4) | 9,886 | (100.0) | 21.6 | 1.0 |
Three or more own children under 18 |
9,325 | (119.9) | 5,802 | (95.3) | 5,170 | (98.5) | 5,572 | (105.9) | 5,619 | (75.9) | 5,615 | (75.8) | 5,534 | (75.3) | 5,555 | (75.6) | -44.6 | 7.4 |
Families with male householder, no spouse present |
1,228 | (44.2) | 1,733 | (52.5) | 2,884 | (73.9) | 4,028 | (90.4) | 4,893 | (70.9) | 5,130 | (72.6) | 5,063 | (72.1) | 5,100 | (72.5) | 134.9 | 76.8 |
Without own children under 18 | 887 | (37.6) | 1,117 | (42.2) | 1,731 | (57.4) | 2,242 | (67.7) | 2,859 | (54.5) | 3,035 | (56.1) | 3,049 | (56.2) | 2,937 | (55.3) | 95.2 | 69.7 |
With own children under 18 | 341 | (23.3) | 616 | (31.3) | 1,153 | (46.9) | 1,786 | (60.5) | 2,034 | (46.0) | 2,095 | (46.7) | 2,015 | (45.8) | 2,162 | (47.5) | 238.1 | 87.5 |
One own child under 18 | 179 | (16.9) | 374 | (24.4) | 723 | (37.2) | 1,131 | (48.2) | 1,227 | (35.8) | 1,313 | (37.0) | 1,243 | (36.1) | 1,323 | (37.2) | 303.9 | 83.0 |
Two own children under 18 | 87 | (11.8) | 165 | (16.2) | 307 | (24.2) | 483 | (31.6) | 563 | (24.3) | 588 | (24.8) | 553 | (24.1) | 597 | (25.0) | 252.9 | 94.5 |
Three or more own children under 18 |
75 | (10.9) | 77 | (11.1) | 123 | (15.3) | 171 | (18.8) | 244 | (16.0) | 194 | (14.3) | 218 | (15.1) | 242 | (15.9) | 64.0 | 96.7 |
Families with female householder, no spouse present |
5,500 | (92.8) | 8,705 | (116.0) | 10,890 | (141.4) | 12,687 | (156.9) | 14,009 | (117.3) | 14,093 | (117.6) | 14,416 | (118.9) | 14,404 | (119.7) | 98.0 | 32.3 |
Without own children under 18 | 2,642 | (64.7) | 3,261 | (71.8) | 4,290 | (89.9) | 5,116 | (101.6) | 5,703 | (76.4) | 5,703 | (76.4) | 5,832 | (77.2) | 6,030 | (78.7) | 62.4 | 40.6 |
With own children under 18 | 2,858 | (67.2) | 5,445 | (92.3) | 6,599 | (111.0) | 7,571 | (122.8) | 8,305 | (91.6) | 8,389 | (92.1) | 8,585 | (93.1) | 8,374 | (92.4) | 130.9 | 26.9 |
One own child under 18 | 1,008 | (40.1) | 2,398 | (61.6) | 3,225 | (78.1) | 3,777 | (87.6) | 4,081 | (64.9) | 4,184 | (65.7) | 4,280 | (66.4) | 4,104 | (65.2) | 219.9 | 27.3 |
Two own children under 18 | 810 | (35.9) | 1,817 | (53.7) | 2,173 | (64.2) | 2,458 | (70.9) | 2,626 | (52.2) | 2,739 | (53.3) | 2,765 | (53.6) | 2,675 | (52.8) | 168.3 | 23.1 |
Three or more own children under 18 |
1,040 | (40.7) | 1,230 | (44.2) | 1,202 | (47.9) | 1,336 | (52.4) | 1,597 | (40.8) | 1,466 | (39.1) | 1,540 | (40.1) | 1,594 | (40.8) | 15.6 | 32.6 |
Percentage distribution of all families | Change in percentage points | |||||||||||||||||
All families | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | † | † |
Married-couple families | 86.9 | (0.19) | 82.5 | (0.20) | 79.2 | (0.22) | 76.8 | (0.23) | 75.5 | (0.16) | 75.2 | (0.16) | 75.2 | (0.16) | 75.0 | (0.16) | -7.8 | -4.2 |
Without own children under 18 | 37.3 | (0.27) | 40.6 | (0.25) | 42.0 | (0.27) | 41.7 | (0.26) | 41.5 | (0.18) | 41.6 | (0.18) | 41.8 | (0.18) | 42.6 | (0.18) | 4.7 | 0.6 |
With own children under 18 | 49.6 | (0.28) | 41.9 | (0.26) | 37.1 | (0.26) | 35.1 | (0.26) | 34.0 | (0.18) | 33.6 | (0.17) | 33.4 | (0.17) | 32.3 | (0.17) | -12.5 | -4.8 |
One own child under 18 | 15.9 | (0.20) | 16.2 | (0.19) | 14.5 | (0.19) | 13.1 | (0.18) | 12.8 | (0.12) | 13.0 | (0.12) | 12.9 | (0.12) | 12.5 | (0.12) | -1.4 | -2.0 |
Two own children under 18. | 15.6 | (0.20) | 15.9 | (0.19) | 14.8 | (0.19) | 14.3 | (0.19) | 13.9 | (0.13) | 13.4 | (0.13) | 13.4 | (0.12) | 12.7 | (0.12) | -0.8 | -2.1 |
Three or more own children under 18 |
18.1 | (0.21) | 9.7 | (0.15) | 7.8 | (0.14) | 7.7 | (0.14) | 7.3 | (0.10) | 7.3 | (0.10) | 7.1 | (0.09) | 7.1 | (0.09) | -10.3 | -0.7 |
Families with male householder, no spouse present |
2.4 | (0.09) | 2.9 | (0.09) | 4.4 | (0.11) | 5.6 | (0.12) | 6.4 | (0.09) | 6.6 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.09) | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Without own children under 18 | 1.7 | (0.07) | 1.9 | (0.07) | 2.6 | (0.09) | 3.1 | (0.09) | 3.7 | (0.07) | 3.9 | (0.07) | 3.9 | (0.07) | 3.8 | (0.07) | 0.9 | 1.2 |
With own children under 18 | 0.7 | (0.05) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 2.5 | (0.08) | 2.6 | (0.06) | 2.7 | (0.06) | 2.6 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.06) | 1.1 | 1.0 |
One own child under 18 | 0.3 | (0.03) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 1.1 | (0.06) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 1.6 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.05) | 1.6 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.05) | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Two own children under 18 | 0.2 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (0.03) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.7 | (0.04) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Three or more own children under 18 |
0.1 | (0.02) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (0.02) | # | 0.1 |
Families with female householder, no spouse present |
10.7 | (0.17) | 14.6 | (0.18) | 16.5 | (0.20) | 17.6 | (0.20) | 18.2 | (0.14) | 18.2 | (0.14) | 18.4 | (0.14) | 18.5 | (0.14) | 5.8 | 2.0 |
Without own children under 18 | 5.1 | (0.12) | 5.5 | (0.12) | 6.5 | (0.13) | 7.1 | (0.14) | 7.4 | (0.10) | 7.4 | (0.10) | 7.4 | (0.10) | 7.7 | (0.10) | 1.4 | 1.3 |
With own children under 18 | 5.6 | (0.13) | 9.1 | (0.15) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 10.5 | (0.16) | 10.8 | (0.11) | 10.8 | (0.11) | 10.9 | (0.11) | 10.8 | (0.11) | 4.4 | 0.8 |
One own child under 18 | 2.0 | (0.08) | 4.0 | (0.10) | 4.9 | (0.12) | 5.2 | (0.12) | 5.3 | (0.08) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 5.5 | (0.08) | 5.3 | (0.08) | 2.9 | 0.4 |
Two own children under 18. | 1.6 | (0.07) | 3.1 | (0.09) | 3.3 | (0.10) | 3.4 | (0.10) | 3.4 | (0.07) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 3.4 | (0.07) | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Three or more own children under 18 |
2.0 | (0.08) | 2.1 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 1.9 | (0.07) | 2.1 | (0.05) | 1.9 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.05) | -0.2 | 0.2 |
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Own children are never-married sons and daughters, including stepchildren and adopted children, of the householder or married couple. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P20, Household and Family Characteristics: 1995; and America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2000 and 2005–2008, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved July 22, 2009, from http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2008/tabF2-all.xls. (This table was prepared July 2009.) |