In 2022, about 40.26 percent of all family households in the United States had their own children under age 18 living in the household. This is compared to the approximate 50.62 percent of female led households with their own children.
Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2022, by type of family
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2022). Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2022, by type of family [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, 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 2022, by type of family." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2022, by type of family. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. 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 2022, by Type of Family." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, 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 2022, by type of family Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/ (last visited December 09, 2024)
Share of family households with own children under 18 years in the United States from 1970 to 2022, by type of family [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242074/percentages-of-us-family-households-with-children-by-type/
