Average under 18 population per U.S. household 1960-2022
This statistic shows the average number of people under 18 years of age in households in the United States from 1960 to 2022. In 2022, American households had on average 0.56 people under the age of 18 living in the household. This represents a roughly 53 percent fall in the number of under 18 people living in American households since 1960.