Percentages of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2016, by type of family

U.S. family households with children 1970-2016, by family type This graph shows the percentages of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2015, by type of family. In 2016, about 42 percent of all family households in the United States had own children under age 18 living in the household.
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All family householdsMarried couplesSingle father*Single mother*
197056%57%28%52%
198052%51%36%63%
199049%47%40%61%
200048%46%44%60%
200547%45%41%59%
201045%42%40%57%
201144%41%40%57%
201243%40%41%57%
201343.33%40.3%41.1%55.77%
201442.96%40.13%39.21%55.44%
201542.8%40.6%38.75%55.01%
201642.31%39.45%39.18%54.57%
All family householdsMarried couplesSingle father*Single mother*
197056%57%28%52%
198052%51%36%63%
199049%47%40%61%
200048%46%44%60%
200547%45%41%59%
201045%42%40%57%
201144%41%40%57%
201243%40%41%57%
201343.33%40.3%41.1%55.77%
201442.96%40.13%39.21%55.44%
201542.8%40.6%38.75%55.01%
201642.31%39.45%39.18%54.57%
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This graph shows the percentages of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2015, by type of family. In 2016, about 42 percent of all family households in the United States had own children under age 18 living in the household.
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April 2017
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United States
Survey time period
1970 to 2015
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* Percentage refers to percent of all male/female householder families with no spouse present.
Data for previous years can be found here.

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