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- Families and Households - Census. gov
All 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
- Families and Living Arrangements - Census. gov
Families and Living Arrangements The Census Bureau collects data about American families for the nation, states and communities Our statistics describe trends in household and family composition, and show the number of children, young adults and couples living in the United States
- Fewer Than Half of U. S. Households Are Married-Couple Households
DECEMBER 2, 2025 — Newly released estimates from the U S Census Bureau’s historical America’s Families and Living Arrangements tables show that fewer than half (47%) of U S households in 2025 were married couples — a significant shift from 50 years earlier, when nearly two-thirds (66%) were Among married-couple households, the share with their own children declined over the past
- Historical Families Tables - Census. gov
Families by presence of children Also includes married couples by labor force status of spouses, estimates of stay-at-home parents
- New Estimates on Families and Living Arrangements - Census. gov
For more data on families and living arrangements, visit The Modern Family: Changes in Structure and Living Arrangements in the United States, How are Single-Parent Households Distributed Across the United States?, or the Families and Living Arrangements page at census gov
- Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2024
Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)
- Poverty in the United States: 2024 - Census. gov
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC
- Nearly Two-Thirds of U. S. Households are Family Households
America’s Families and Living Arrangements tables show that about 64% of households were classified as family households in 2024
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