Table 18.

Number and percentage of families, by family status and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 through 2006

Family status	1970		1980		1990		2000		2004		2005		2006		Change, 1970 to 1990	Change, 1990 to 2006
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9	10
	In thousands														Percent change
All families	51,456	(257.3)	59,550	(271.4)	66,090	(307.8)	72,025	(311.6)	76,217	(238.6)	77,010	(226.6)	77,402	(226.9)	28.4	17.1
Married-couple family	44,728	(243.6)	49,112	(252.7)	52,317	(283.3)	55,311	(289.5)	57,719	(217.7)	58,109	(210.4)	58,179	(210.4)	17.0	11.2
Without own children under 18	19,196	(168.7)	24,151	(187.3)	27,780	(218.1)	30,062	(230.5)	31,926	(171.8)	31,929	(168.8)	32,197	(169.4)	44.7	15.9
With own children under 18	25,532	(192.0)	24,961	(190.1)	24,537	(206.4)	25,248	(214.1)	25,793	(156.4)	26,180	(155.3)	25,982	(154.8)	-3.9	5.9
One own child under 18	8,163	(112.5)	9,671	(122.0)	9,583	(133.0)	9,402	(136.2)	9,763	(99.4)	9,885	(99.6)	10,031	(100.2)	17.4	4.7
Two own children under 18	8,045	(111.7)	9,488	(120.9)	9,784	(134.3)	10,274	(142.1)	10,481	(102.9)	10,676	(103.3)	10,336	(101.7)	21.6	5.6
Three or more own children under 18	9,325	(119.9)	5,802	(95.3)	5,170	(98.5)	5,572	(105.9)	5,548	(75.6)	5,619	(75.9)	5,615	(75.8)	-44.6	8.6
Other family, male house-holder, no spouse present	1,228	(44.2)	1,733	(52.5)	2,884	(73.9)	4,028	(90.4)	4,716	(69.8)	4,893	(70.9)	5,130	(72.6)	134.9	77.9
Without own children under 18	887	(37.6)	1,117	(42.2)	1,731	(57.4)	2,242	(67.7)	2,786	(53.9)	2,859	(54.5)	3,035	(56.1)	95.2	75.3
With own children under 18	341	(23.3)	616	(31.3)	1,153	(46.9)	1,786	(60.5)	1,931	(44.9)	2,034	(46.0)	2,095	(46.7)	238.1	81.7
One own child under 18	179	(16.9)	374	(24.4)	723	(37.2)	1,131	(48.2)	1,146	(34.6)	1,227	(35.8)	1,313	(37.0)	303.9	81.6
Two own children under 18	87	(11.8)	165	(16.2)	307	(24.2)	483	(31.6)	550	(24.0)	563	(24.3)	588	(24.8)	252.9	91.5
Three or more own children under 18	75	(10.9)	77	(11.1)	123	(15.3)	171	(18.8)	235	(15.7)	244	(16.0)	194	(14.3)	64.0	57.7
Other family, female house-holder, no spouse present	5,500	(92.8)	8,705	(116.0)	10,890	(141.4)	12,687	(156.9)	13,781	(117.2)	14,009	(117.3)	14,093	(117.6)	98.0	29.4
Without own children under 18	2,642	(64.7)	3,261	(71.8)	4,290	(89.9)	5,116	(101.6)	5,560	(75.7)	5,703	(76.4)	5,703	(76.4)	62.4	32.9
With own children under 18	2,858	(67.2)	5,445	(92.3)	6,599	(111.0)	7,571	(122.8)	8,221	(91.5)	8,305	(91.6)	8,389	(92.1)	130.9	27.1
One own child under 18	1,008	(40.1)	2,398	(61.6)	3,225	(78.1)	3,777	(87.6)	4,055	(64.8)	4,081	(64.9)	4,184	(65.7)	219.9	29.7
Two own children under 18	810	(35.9)	1,817	(53.7)	2,173	(64.2)	2,458	(70.9)	2,665	(52.7)	2,626	(52.2)	2,739	(53.3)	168.3	26.0
Three or more own children under 18	1,040	(40.7)	1,230	(44.2)	1,202	(47.9)	1,336	(52.4)	1,501	(39.6)	1,597	(40.8)	1,466	(39.1)	15.6	22.0
	Percentage of all families														Change in percentage points
All families	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	100.0	(†)	†	†
Married-couple family	86.9	(0.19)	82.5	(0.20)	79.2	(0.22)	76.8	(0.23)	75.7	(0.16)	75.5	(0.16)	75.2	(0.16)	-7.8	-4.0
Without own children under 18	37.3	(0.27)	40.6	(0.25)	42.0	(0.27)	41.7	(0.26)	41.9	(0.18)	41.5	(0.18)	41.6	(0.18)	4.7	-0.4
With own children under 18	49.6	(0.28)	41.9	(0.26)	37.1	(0.26)	35.1	(0.26)	33.8	(0.18)	34.0	(0.18)	33.6	(0.17)	-12.5	-3.6
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)	12.8	(0.12)	13.0	(0.12)	-1.4	-1.5
Two own children under 18	15.6	(0.20)	15.9	(0.19)	14.8	(0.19)	14.3	(0.19)	13.8	(0.13)	13.9	(0.13)	13.4	(0.13)	-0.8	-1.5
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)	7.3	(0.10)	-10.3	-0.6
Other family, male house-holder, no spouse present	2.4	(0.09)	2.9	(0.09)	4.4	(0.11)	5.6	(0.12)	6.2	(0.09)	6.4	(0.09)	6.6	(0.09)	2.0	2.3
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)	3.7	(0.07)	3.9	(0.07)	0.9	1.3
With own children under 18	0.7	(0.05)	1.0	(0.05)	1.7	(0.07)	2.5	(0.08)	2.5	(0.06)	2.6	(0.06)	2.7	(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)	1.5	(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)	0.7	(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)	#	0.1
Other family, female house-holder, no spouse present	10.7	(0.17)	14.6	(0.18)	16.5	(0.20)	17.6	(0.20)	18.1	(0.14)	18.2	(0.14)	18.2	(0.14)	5.8	1.7
Without own children under 18	5.1	(0.12)	5.5	(0.12)	6.5	(0.13)	7.1	(0.14)	7.3	(0.10)	7.4	(0.10)	7.4	(0.10)	1.4	0.9
With own children under 18	5.6	(0.13)	9.1	(0.15)	10.0	(0.16)	10.5	(0.16)	10.8	(0.12)	10.8	(0.11)	10.8	(0.11)	4.4	0.9
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)	5.3	(0.08)	5.4	(0.08)	2.9	0.5
Two own children under 18	1.6	(0.07)	3.1	(0.09)	3.3	(0.10)	3.4	(0.10)	3.5	(0.07)	3.4	(0.07)	3.5	(0.07)	1.7	0.3
Three or more own children under 18	2.0	(0.08)	2.1	(0.07)	1.8	(0.07)	1.9	(0.07)	2.0	(0.05)	2.1	(0.05)	1.9	(0.05)	-0.2	0.1

† 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. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P20, Household and Family Characteristics: 1995, Children's Living Arrangements and Characteristics: 2002, and America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2000, and 2003–2006; Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved August 14, 2007, from http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2006/tabF2-all.xls. (This table was prepared August 2007.)