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| Number of children ages 3 to 18 living in households1 (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of children, by home internet access | Number of children ages 3 to 18 living in households1 (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of children, by home internet access | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all children1 | Have internet access | No internet access | Total, all children1 | Have internet access | No internet access | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | Through desktop or laptop, tablet, or some other type of computer3 | Only through smartphone4 | Total2 | Through desktop or laptop, tablet, or some other type of computer3 | Only through smartphone4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 65,152 | (48.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.2 | (0.04) | 92.3 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.04) | 65,384 | (43.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.7 | (0.03) | 92.4 | (0.09) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 2.3 | (0.03) | |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 33,468 | (37.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.2 | (0.05) | 92.1 | (0.10) | 5.0 | (0.07) | 2.8 | (0.05) | 33,615 | (38.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.7 | (0.04) | 92.2 | (0.10) | 5.5 | (0.09) | 2.3 | (0.04) | |
| Female | 31,685 | (43.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.3 | (0.05) | 92.5 | (0.10) | 4.7 | (0.07) | 2.7 | (0.05) | 31,770 | (32.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.7 | (0.04) | 92.5 | (0.09) | 5.2 | (0.08) | 2.3 | (0.04) | |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 403 | (5.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 91.0 | (0.65) | 83.5 | (0.85) | 7.5 | (0.62) | 9.0 | (0.65) | 392 | (6.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 92.3 | (0.76) | 82.5 | (1.07) | 9.7 | (0.71) | 7.7 | (0.76) | |
| Asian | 3,298 | (18.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.8 | (0.11) | 96.4 | (0.20) | 2.5 | (0.15) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 3,309 | (17.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.9 | (0.10) | 96.0 | (0.21) | 2.8 | (0.18) | 1.1 | (0.10) | |
| Black | 8,340 | (35.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.4 | (0.16) | 88.9 | (0.25) | 7.4 | (0.20) | 3.6 | (0.16) | 8,315 | (37.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.2 | (0.13) | 89.1 | (0.26) | 8.1 | (0.23) | 2.8 | (0.13) | |
| Hispanic | 16,869 | (21.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.6 | (0.10) | 88.9 | (0.17) | 7.7 | (0.14) | 3.4 | (0.10) | 17,160 | (21.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.4 | (0.08) | 88.7 | (0.21) | 8.7 | (0.18) | 2.6 | (0.08) | |
| Pacific Islander | 126 | (4.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.2 | (1.15) | 87.6 | (1.55) | 6.6 | (1.16) | 5.8 | (1.15) | 120 | (5.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.3 | (1.12) | 82.7 | (2.13) | 13.6 | (1.90) | 3.7 | ! | (1.12) |
| White | 31,061 | (28.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.6 | (0.05) | 94.5 | (0.08) | 3.1 | (0.06) | 2.4 | (0.05) | 30,834 | (34.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.9 | (0.05) | 94.7 | (0.07) | 3.2 | (0.06) | 2.1 | (0.05) | |
| Some other race5 | 512 | (11.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.8 | (0.84) | 89.3 | (0.92) | 5.5 | (0.52) | 5.2 | (0.84) | 523 | (12.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.7 | (0.57) | 88.9 | (0.95) | 6.8 | (0.74) | 4.3 | (0.57) | |
| Two or more races | 4,544 | (31.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.2 | (0.14) | 94.7 | (0.19) | 3.5 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.14) | 4,731 | (39.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.8 | (0.10) | 95.0 | (0.20) | 3.9 | (0.17) | 1.2 | (0.10) | |
Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 and 4 | 7,663 | (32.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.8 | (0.08) | 90.9 | (0.14) | 6.0 | (0.12) | 3.2 | (0.08) | 7,585 | (28.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.5 | (0.08) | 90.9 | (0.17) | 6.5 | (0.15) | 2.5 | (0.08) | |
| 5 to 10 | 23,852 | (49.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.1 | (0.07) | 91.9 | (0.11) | 5.2 | (0.09) | 2.9 | (0.07) | 23,898 | (47.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.6 | (0.05) | 92.1 | (0.12) | 5.5 | (0.10) | 2.4 | (0.05) | |
| 11 to 14 | 17,144 | (46.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.3 | (0.07) | 92.9 | (0.11) | 4.4 | (0.08) | 2.7 | (0.07) | 17,062 | (45.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.8 | (0.05) | 92.7 | (0.11) | 5.1 | (0.09) | 2.2 | (0.05) | |
| 15 to 18 | 16,494 | (28.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.5 | (0.06) | 93.1 | (0.11) | 4.4 | (0.08) | 2.5 | (0.06) | 16,839 | (29.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.0 | (0.05) | 93.0 | (0.11) | 5.0 | (0.09) | 2.0 | (0.05) | |
| Highest level of education attained by any related adult in the household6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 3,523 | (44.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 88.2 | (0.37) | 70.9 | (0.56) | 17.2 | (0.47) | 11.8 | (0.37) | 3,438 | (48.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 89.5 | (0.38) | 71.5 | (0.58) | 18.0 | (0.47) | 10.5 | (0.38) | |
| High school completion7 | 11,221 | (77.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.0 | (0.15) | 83.8 | (0.25) | 11.2 | (0.20) | 5.0 | (0.15) | 11,226 | (71.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.9 | (0.11) | 83.8 | (0.27) | 12.1 | (0.25) | 4.1 | (0.11) | |
| Some college, no degree | 12,558 | (71.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.1 | (0.11) | 92.0 | (0.15) | 5.1 | (0.12) | 2.9 | (0.11) | 12,419 | (78.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.9 | (0.08) | 91.8 | (0.17) | 6.0 | (0.15) | 2.1 | (0.08) | |
| Associate's degree | 7,074 | (50.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.2 | (0.09) | 94.9 | (0.14) | 3.3 | (0.13) | 1.8 | (0.09) | 6,958 | (55.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.7 | (0.08) | 94.9 | (0.18) | 3.8 | (0.15) | 1.3 | (0.08) | |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 29,474 | (101.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.0 | (0.04) | 97.9 | (0.05) | 1.1 | (0.04) | 1.0 | (0.04) | 30,026 | (106.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.2 | (0.04) | 97.8 | (0.06) | 1.4 | (0.05) | 0.8 | (0.04) | |
| Bachelor's degree | 15,335 | (67.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.7 | (0.06) | 97.2 | (0.08) | 1.6 | (0.05) | 1.3 | (0.06) | 15,468 | (68.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.0 | (0.06) | 97.1 | (0.09) | 1.8 | (0.08) | 1.0 | (0.06) | |
| Master's degree | 10,028 | (61.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.3 | (0.06) | 98.5 | (0.08) | 0.7 | (0.05) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 10,253 | (65.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.3 | (0.05) | 98.4 | (0.08) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 0.7 | (0.05) | |
| Doctor's degree8 | 4,111 | (38.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.4 | (0.07) | 98.8 | (0.10) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 4,305 | (41.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.5 | (0.06) | 98.7 | (0.10) | 0.8 | (0.09) | 0.5 | (0.06) | |
Family income (in constant 2023 dollars9,10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than $10,000 | 3,087 | (37.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.0 | (0.34) | 79.4 | (0.47) | 13.6 | (0.38) | 7.0 | (0.34) | 3,007 | (34.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.7 | (0.34) | 79.4 | (0.56) | 14.3 | (0.46) | 6.3 | (0.34) | |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 2,817 | (35.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.7 | (0.32) | 81.4 | (0.53) | 12.3 | (0.40) | 6.3 | (0.32) | 2,701 | (31.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.7 | (0.29) | 80.3 | (0.48) | 14.4 | (0.43) | 5.3 | (0.29) | |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 3,385 | (37.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.7 | (0.30) | 82.6 | (0.46) | 11.0 | (0.33) | 6.3 | (0.30) | 3,314 | (38.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.3 | (0.25) | 83.8 | (0.49) | 11.5 | (0.41) | 4.7 | (0.25) | |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 3,989 | (41.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.6 | (0.22) | 86.0 | (0.38) | 9.6 | (0.29) | 4.4 | (0.22) | 3,958 | (49.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.4 | (0.20) | 85.3 | (0.36) | 11.0 | (0.36) | 3.6 | (0.20) | |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 4,058 | (42.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.4 | (0.20) | 88.6 | (0.33) | 7.9 | (0.27) | 3.6 | (0.20) | 3,989 | (39.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.0 | (0.20) | 88.4 | (0.35) | 8.6 | (0.32) | 3.0 | (0.20) | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 8,973 | (61.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.9 | (0.13) | 91.1 | (0.20) | 5.9 | (0.15) | 3.1 | (0.13) | 9,318 | (58.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.4 | (0.12) | 91.0 | (0.20) | 6.4 | (0.15) | 2.6 | (0.12) | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 8,153 | (55.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.6 | (0.10) | 93.4 | (0.17) | 4.2 | (0.14) | 2.4 | (0.10) | 8,046 | (48.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.2 | (0.10) | 93.6 | (0.20) | 4.6 | (0.17) | 1.8 | (0.10) | |
| $100,000 or more | 30,126 | (85.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.7 | (0.05) | 97.3 | (0.07) | 1.4 | (0.04) | 1.3 | (0.05) | 30,509 | (103.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.9 | (0.04) | 97.3 | (0.06) | 1.7 | (0.04) | 1.1 | (0.04) | |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 12,105 | (57.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.4 | (0.08) | 96.2 | (0.11) | 2.2 | (0.08) | 1.6 | (0.08) | 12,424 | (68.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.7 | (0.07) | 96.1 | (0.12) | 2.5 | (0.09) | 1.3 | (0.07) | |
| $150,000 or more | 18,021 | (75.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.9 | (0.04) | 98.0 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.04) | 1.1 | (0.04) | 18,085 | (80.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.1 | (0.05) | 98.0 | (0.06) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 0.9 | (0.05) | |
Family income quarter10,11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest quarter | 18,361 | (94.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.8 | (0.12) | 84.3 | (0.19) | 10.5 | (0.14) | 5.2 | (0.12) | 18,537 | (97.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 95.7 | (0.09) | 84.3 | (0.21) | 11.4 | (0.19) | 4.3 | (0.09) | |
| Middle low quarter | 14,934 | (70.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.2 | (0.09) | 92.2 | (0.14) | 5.0 | (0.11) | 2.8 | (0.09) | 14,980 | (66.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.8 | (0.08) | 92.4 | (0.16) | 5.5 | (0.14) | 2.2 | (0.08) | |
| Middle high quarter | 15,156 | (60.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.4 | (0.07) | 96.2 | (0.10) | 2.2 | (0.07) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 15,043 | (79.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.7 | (0.06) | 96.2 | (0.11) | 2.5 | (0.09) | 1.3 | (0.06) | |
| Highest quarter | 16,139 | (70.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.9 | (0.05) | 98.1 | (0.07) | 0.8 | (0.04) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 16,283 | (73.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 99.1 | (0.05) | 98.1 | (0.07) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 0.9 | (0.05) | |
Poverty status12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below poverty threshold | 10,238 | (83.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 93.5 | (0.18) | 81.8 | (0.26) | 11.7 | (0.20) | 6.5 | (0.18) | 10,184 | (81.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.6 | (0.15) | 82.0 | (0.29) | 12.6 | (0.26) | 5.4 | (0.15) | |
| 100 to 185 percent of poverty threshold | 11,202 | (71.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.0 | (0.13) | 88.2 | (0.23) | 7.9 | (0.19) | 4.0 | (0.13) | 11,139 | (79.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 96.7 | (0.12) | 87.9 | (0.21) | 8.8 | (0.17) | 3.3 | (0.12) | |
| Greater than 185 percent of poverty threshold | 42,943 | (99.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.4 | (0.04) | 96.0 | (0.06) | 2.5 | (0.05) | 1.6 | (0.04) | 43,293 | (115.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 98.8 | (0.03) | 96.0 | (0.05) | 2.8 | (0.05) | 1.2 | (0.03) | |
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Includes all 3- to 18-year-olds living in households. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Total percentage of children in households that reported having access to the Internet. Excludes children in households that do not have one of the specified devices. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Percentage of children in homes with both internet access and one or more of the following types of computer: desktop or laptop, tablet or other portable wireless computer, or "some other type of computer." Includes homes having both smartphones and any of these types of computers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Percentage of children in homes with both internet access and smartphones, but with none of the computer types (desktop or laptop, tablet, or other) listed in footnote 3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Highest education level of any related adult residing with the child. Related adults include adults who are related to the child and the householder or are themselves the householder. Excludes adults who are related to the child but not to the householder. Also includes related householders who are under age 18. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Includes completion of a high school diploma or an equivalency credential such as a GED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10Includes only children living in households where at least one of the household members is related to the householder. Family income is based on the income of the householder’s family and not necessarily the child’s own family if the child is not related to the householder. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11Lowest quarter refers to the bottom 25 percent of all family incomes; middle low quarter refers to the 26th through the 50th percentile of all family incomes; middle high quarter refers to the 51st through the 75th percentile of all family incomes; and highest quarter refers to the top 25 percent of all family incomes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12Excludes children less than 15 years of age who are unrelated to the householder. Children are considered to be in poverty if their family income falls below the Census Bureau's poverty threshold. Poverty status is determined by the Census Bureau using a set of income thresholds that vary by family size and composition. For additional information about poverty status, see https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States. However, this table includes only children living in households, because respondents living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities) were not asked about internet access. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022 and 2023. (This table was prepared November 2024.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||