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| Table 102.10. | Number and percentage distribution of family households, by family structure and presence of own children under 18: Selected years, 1970 through 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family structure and presence of children |
1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Change, 1990 to 2000 | Change, 2000 to 2012 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Number (in thousands) | Percent change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| All families | 51,456 | (257.3) | 59,550 | (271.4) | 66,090 | (307.8) | 72,025 | (311.6) | 77,873 | (240.1) | 78,850 | (241.0) | 78,833 | (241.0) | 78,613 | (240.8) | 80,506 | (242.4) | 9.0 | (0.69) | 11.8 | (0.59) | ||
| Married-couple families | 44,728 | (243.6) | 49,112 | (252.7) | 52,317 | (283.3) | 55,311 | (289.5) | 58,370 | (218.6) | 59,118 | (219.6) | 58,410 | (218.6) | 58,036 | (218.1) | 58,949 | (219.3) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 6.6 | (0.68) | ||
| Without own children under 18 | 19,196 | (168.7) | 24,151 | (187.3) | 27,780 | (218.1) | 30,062 | (230.5) | 33,197 | (174.7) | 33,989 | (176.5) | 33,835 | (176.1) | 34,098 | (176.7) | 35,245 | (179.2) | 8.2 | (1.19) | 17.2 | (1.08) | ||
| With own children under 18 | 25,532 | (192.0) | 24,961 | (190.1) | 24,537 | (206.4) | 25,248 | (214.1) | 25,173 | (154.7) | 25,129 | (154.6) | 24,575 | (153.1) | 23,938 | (151.3) | 23,704 | (150.6) | 2.9 | ! | (1.23) | -6.1 | (0.99) | |
| One own child under 18 | 8,163 | (112.5) | 9,671 | (122.0) | 9,583 | (133.0) | 9,402 | (136.2) | 9,733 | (99.3) | 9,732 | (99.3) | 9,567 | (98.5) | 9,300 | (97.1) | 9,215 | (96.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Two own children under 18 | 8,045 | (111.7) | 9,488 | (120.9) | 9,784 | (134.3) | 10,274 | (142.1) | 9,886 | (100.0) | 9,861 | (99.9) | 9,658 | (98.9) | 9,527 | (98.3) | 9,442 | (97.9) | 5.0 | ! | (2.05) | -8.1 | (1.59) | |
| Three or more own children under 18 |
9,325 | (119.9) | 5,802 | (95.3) | 5,170 | (98.5) | 5,572 | (105.9) | 5,555 | (75.6) | 5,536 | (75.5) | 5,351 | (74.3) | 5,111 | (72.6) | 5,047 | (72.2) | 7.8 | ! | (2.90) | -9.4 | (2.15) | |
| Families with male householder, no spouse present |
1,228 | (44.2) | 1,733 | (52.5) | 2,884 | (73.9) | 4,028 | (90.4) | 5,100 | (72.5) | 5,252 | (73.6) | 5,580 | (75.8) | 5,559 | (75.7) | 5,888 | (77.8) | 39.7 | (4.76) | 46.2 | (3.81) | ||
| Without own children under 18 | 887 | (37.6) | 1,117 | (42.2) | 1,731 | (57.4) | 2,242 | (67.7) | 2,937 | (55.3) | 3,141 | (57.1) | 3,356 | (59.0) | 3,334 | (58.8) | 3,473 | (60.0) | 29.5 | (5.81) | 54.9 | (5.39) | ||
| With own children under 18 | 341 | (23.3) | 616 | (31.3) | 1,153 | (46.9) | 1,786 | (60.5) | 2,162 | (47.5) | 2,111 | (46.9) | 2,224 | (48.2) | 2,225 | (48.2) | 2,415 | (50.2) | 54.9 | (8.20) | 35.2 | (5.37) | ||
| One own child under 18 | 179 | (16.9) | 374 | (24.4) | 723 | (37.2) | 1,131 | (48.2) | 1,323 | (37.2) | 1,300 | (36.9) | 1,375 | (37.9) | 1,337 | (37.4) | 1,419 | (38.5) | 56.4 | (10.45) | 25.5 | (6.34) | ||
| Two own children under 18 | 87 | (11.8) | 165 | (16.2) | 307 | (24.2) | 483 | (31.6) | 597 | (25.0) | 583 | (24.7) | 576 | (24.6) | 627 | (25.7) | 704 | (27.2) | 57.3 | (16.12) | 45.8 | (11.06) | ||
| Three or more own children under 18 |
75 | (10.9) | 77 | (11.1) | 123 | (15.3) | 171 | (18.8) | 242 | (15.9) | 229 | (15.5) | 273 | (16.9) | 262 | (16.6) | 293 | (17.5) | ‡ | (†) | 71.3 | ! | (21.45) | |
| Families with female householder, no spouse present |
5,500 | (92.8) | 8,705 | (116.0) | 10,890 | (141.4) | 12,687 | (156.9) | 14,404 | (119.7) | 14,480 | (120.0) | 14,843 | (121.4) | 15,019 | (122.1) | 15,669 | (124.5) | 16.5 | (2.09) | 23.5 | (1.82) | ||
| Without own children under 18 | 2,642 | (64.7) | 3,261 | (71.8) | 4,290 | (89.9) | 5,116 | (101.6) | 6,030 | (78.7) | 6,086 | (79.1) | 6,424 | (81.2) | 6,422 | (81.2) | 6,799 | (83.5) | 19.3 | (3.44) | 32.9 | (3.10) | ||
| With own children under 18 | 2,858 | (67.2) | 5,445 | (92.3) | 6,599 | (111.0) | 7,571 | (122.8) | 8,374 | (92.4) | 8,394 | (92.5) | 8,419 | (92.6) | 8,597 | (93.5) | 8,869 | (95.0) | 14.7 | (2.68) | 17.1 | (2.28) | ||
| One own child under 18 | 1,008 | (40.1) | 2,398 | (61.6) | 3,225 | (78.1) | 3,777 | (87.6) | 4,104 | (65.2) | 4,185 | (65.8) | 4,207 | (66.0) | 4,375 | (67.3) | 4,399 | (67.5) | 17.1 | (3.93) | 16.5 | (3.24) | ||
| Two own children under 18 | 810 | (35.9) | 1,817 | (53.7) | 2,173 | (64.2) | 2,458 | (70.9) | 2,675 | (52.8) | 2,696 | (53.0) | 2,714 | (53.2) | 2,681 | (52.8) | 2,853 | (54.5) | 13.1 | ! | (4.67) | 16.1 | (4.01) | |
| Three or more own children under 18 |
1,040 | (40.7) | 1,230 | (44.2) | 1,202 | (47.9) | 1,336 | (52.4) | 1,594 | (40.8) | 1,514 | (39.8) | 1,499 | (39.6) | 1,541 | (40.1) | 1,618 | (41.1) | ‡ | (†) | 21.1 | (5.66) | ||
| 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 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | ||
| Married-couple families | 86.9 | (0.19) | 82.5 | (0.20) | 79.2 | (0.22) | 76.8 | (0.23) | 75.0 | (0.16) | 75.0 | (0.16) | 74.1 | (0.16) | 73.8 | (0.16) | 73.2 | (0.16) | -2.4 | (0.31) | -3.6 | (0.28) | ||
| Without own children under 18 | 37.3 | (0.27) | 40.6 | (0.25) | 42.0 | (0.27) | 41.7 | (0.26) | 42.6 | (0.18) | 43.1 | (0.18) | 42.9 | (0.18) | 43.4 | (0.18) | 43.8 | (0.18) | ‡ | (†) | 2.0 | (0.32) | ||
| With own children under 18 | 49.6 | (0.28) | 41.9 | (0.26) | 37.1 | (0.26) | 35.1 | (0.26) | 32.3 | (0.17) | 31.9 | (0.17) | 31.2 | (0.17) | 30.5 | (0.17) | 29.4 | (0.16) | -2.1 | (0.36) | -5.6 | (0.30) | ||
| One own child under 18 | 15.9 | (0.20) | 16.2 | (0.19) | 14.5 | (0.19) | 13.1 | (0.18) | 12.5 | (0.12) | 12.3 | (0.12) | 12.1 | (0.12) | 11.8 | (0.12) | 11.4 | (0.12) | -1.4 | (0.26) | -1.6 | (0.21) | ||
| Two own children under 18. | 15.6 | (0.20) | 15.9 | (0.19) | 14.8 | (0.19) | 14.3 | (0.19) | 12.7 | (0.12) | 12.5 | (0.12) | 12.3 | (0.12) | 12.1 | (0.12) | 11.7 | (0.12) | -0.5 | ! | (0.27) | -2.5 | (0.22) | |
| Three or more own children under 18 |
18.1 | (0.21) | 9.7 | (0.15) | 7.8 | (0.14) | 7.7 | (0.14) | 7.1 | (0.09) | 7.0 | (0.09) | 6.8 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.09) | 6.3 | (0.09) | ‡ | (†) | -1.5 | (0.17) | ||
| Families with male householder, no spouse present |
2.4 | (0.09) | 2.9 | (0.09) | 4.4 | (0.11) | 5.6 | (0.12) | 6.5 | (0.09) | 6.7 | (0.09) | 7.1 | (0.09) | 7.1 | (0.09) | 7.3 | (0.09) | 1.2 | (0.17) | 1.7 | (0.15) | ||
| Without own children under 18 | 1.7 | (0.07) | 1.9 | (0.07) | 2.6 | (0.09) | 3.1 | (0.09) | 3.8 | (0.07) | 4.0 | (0.07) | 4.3 | (0.07) | 4.2 | (0.07) | 4.3 | (0.07) | 0.5 | (0.13) | 1.2 | (0.12) | ||
| With own children under 18 | 0.7 | (0.05) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.07) | 2.5 | (0.08) | 2.8 | (0.06) | 2.7 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.06) | 3.0 | (0.06) | 0.7 | (0.11) | 0.5 | (0.10) | ||
| One own child under 18 | 0.3 | (0.03) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 1.1 | (0.06) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 1.7 | (0.05) | 1.6 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.05) | 1.8 | (0.05) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 0.2 | ! | (0.08) | |
| Two own children under 18 | 0.2 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (0.03) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.7 | (0.04) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 0.9 | (0.03) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 0.2 | (0.06) | ||
| 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) | 0.4 | (0.02) | ‡ | (†) | 0.1 | (0.03) | ||
| Families with female householder, no spouse present |
10.7 | (0.17) | 14.6 | (0.18) | 16.5 | (0.20) | 17.6 | (0.20) | 18.5 | (0.14) | 18.4 | (0.14) | 18.8 | (0.14) | 19.1 | (0.14) | 19.5 | (0.14) | 1.1 | (0.29) | 1.8 | (0.25) | ||
| Without own children under 18 | 5.1 | (0.12) | 5.5 | (0.12) | 6.5 | (0.13) | 7.1 | (0.14) | 7.7 | (0.10) | 7.7 | (0.10) | 8.1 | (0.10) | 8.2 | (0.10) | 8.4 | (0.10) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 1.3 | (0.17) | |
| 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) | 10.6 | (0.11) | 10.7 | (0.11) | 10.9 | (0.11) | 11.0 | (0.11) | 0.5 | ! | (0.23) | 0.5 | ! | (0.20) |
| 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) | 5.3 | (0.08) | 5.6 | (0.08) | 5.5 | (0.08) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | ‡ | (†) | |
| 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) | 3.4 | (0.07) | 3.4 | (0.07) | 3.4 | (0.07) | 3.5 | (0.07) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| 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) | 1.9 | (0.05) | 1.9 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.05) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: A family household consists of two or more people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and are residing together. 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 2008–2012, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved July 31, 2013, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2012.html. (This table was prepared August 2013.) |