All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about the residents of each housing unit and how they are related. The level of detail collected varies, as well as the availability of other characteristics of household members.
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America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2021
November 29, 2021
These America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2021 data tables are from Families and Living Arrangement.
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Historical Households Tables
November 2021
These Households tables are on Families and Living Arrangements.
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Historical Families Tables
November 2021
Families by presence of children. Also includes married couples by labor force status of spouses, & estimates of stay-at-home parents.
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Historical Living Arrangements of Children
November 2021
Children, by presence of parents, and race and Hispanic origin; as well as estimates of grandchildren living in their grandparents’ home.
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Historical Marital Status Tables
November 2021
Median age at first marriage since 1890, as well as marital status by sex.
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Historical State Tables
November 2015
Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State, for 1990 and 2000.
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National Family Week: November 20-26, 2022
November 20, 2022
According to the 2021 American Community Survey, average family size has shrunk from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.15 in 2021. There are about 82.5 million families.
Press Release
Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economical Supplement Now Available by Sex for Race, Hispanic Origin and Foreign-Born Populations
October 31, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new tables from the 2020 and 2021 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Stats for Stories
Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day: September 25, 2022
September 25, 2022
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936, (49 Stat. 1895 as amended), designated the last Sunday in September as "Gold Star Mother's Day."
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Living Arrangements of Children: 2019
February 2022
This report examines the living arrangements of children using data from the 2008 and 2018 ACS, 2007 and 2019 CPS ASEC and 2014 SIPP.
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The Regular Receipt of Child Support: 2017
January 2022
This brief discusses the financial child support received by parents who care for children whose other parent or parents live outside the household.
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Transitions in Parental Presence Among Children: 2017
November 30, 2020
This brief offers estimates of transitions in the presence of parents or a parent’s partner during 2017 for children under the age of 18.
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Children Under 18 Living With One Parent
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What Can You Learn About Counties From the American Community Survey?
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CPS Historical Geographic Mobility/Migration Graphs
Other 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.
Child Support
Child support can be an important income source for children and their custodial parents who receive these payments.
Children
All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about children. The information collected varies.
Fertility
Information about the fertility of American women both for the nation as a whole as well as for individual states and lower level geography.
Grandparents and Grandchildren
Households include a variety of living arrangements, one being an increase in grandparents living with grandchildren.
Marriage and Divorce
The U.S. Census Bureau provides the current marital status of persons, by age, sex, and race and the estimated median age at first marriage for men and women.
Same-Sex Couples
Data about same-sex couples, including married and unmarried couples.