This statistic shows the share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2020, by type of family. In 2020, about 40 percent of all family households in the United States had their own children under age 18 living in the household.
Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2020, by type of family
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US Census Bureau. (December 1, 2020). Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2020, by type of family [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. "Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2020, by type of family." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2020, by type of family. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 07, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Family Households with Own Children under 18 Years in The United States from 1970 to 2020, by Type of Family." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau, Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2020, by type of family Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/ (last visited March 07, 2021)