Parents in the U.S.

Statistics report on parents in the United States

Parents in the U.S.

This report provides information on parents in the United States. It includes, among other information, figures and statistics on mothers and fathers and their children, on family life, as well as on working life and the financial situation of parents in the United States. Lastly, the fourth chapter shows data on Father's Day and Mother's Day in the United States.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of families in the U.S. 1960-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. family households with children, by family type 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Children living with married/unmarried parents in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
  • Premium Statistic Children living with a single widowed parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
  • Premium Statistic Children living with a single separated parent in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
  • Premium Statistic Children living with a single never-married parent U.S. 2022, by age of child

Mothers and fathers

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  • Premium Statistic Birth shares, by age of mother U.S. 2011-2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single father 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of children living with a single father U.S. 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of families with a single mother 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of homeless parenting youth in the U.S., by state 2022
  • Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards having a baby out of wedlock 2022

Work and finances

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. poverty rate for families with female householder 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of families with single mothers living below poverty line 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate of families with a single father 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of single fathers below the poverty line 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of children under 6 with all parents working 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Full-time care cost for an infant in a child care center in the U.S. by state 2020

Celebrations

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. consumers celebrating Father's Day 2024
  • Premium Statistic What dads would like to receive for Father's Day in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Father's Day planned expenditure in the U.S. by region 2022
  • Premium Statistic What is important to consumers when picking out a Mother's Day gift U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic Mother's Day expected expenditure in the U.S. by region 2022
  • Premium Statistic Mother's Day: consumers planning a gift of experience in the U.S. 2023, by age

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