Families & Living Arrangements

National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day: December 21, 2018

The 2010 Census counted 209,325 persons in emergency and transitional shelters, while the 2010 HUD report estimated there were 637,077 homeless people.

National Child's Day: November 20, 2018

The majority of America’s 73.8M children under 18 live in households with both parents (69%). The 2nd most common are children living with mother only (23%).

National Family Week: November 18-24, 2018

According to the 2017 American Community Survey, average family size has grown from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.26 in 2017. There are almost 78.6 million families.

2018 Families and Living Arrangements Tables

Adults in the United States are increasingly delaying saying “I Do” as the median age at first marriage continues to climb.

School Engagement Higher for Children in Extracurricular Activities

A new report shows that children tend to have higher levels of school engagement when involved in one or more activities, like sports, lessons or clubs.

National Family Caregivers Month: November 2018

The Current Population Survey found in 2014 there were about 4.8 million grandchildren living in the home of their grandparents, up from 3.7 million in 1994

New U.S. Census Bureau Research Maps the Roots of Social Mobility

New research and a mapping interface that looks at children’s outcomes in adulthood.

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2018

The 2016 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 323,127,515, of which 57,398,719 - almost 17.8% — identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 16-22, 2018

In 2017, about 44.9%, or 110.5 million, people in America age 18 and over were unmarried according to the Current Population Survey.

National Stepfamily Day: September 16, 2018

In 2016, about 3.9 million children under age 18 lived with a stepparent.

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2017

Real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points.

Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro Médico: 2017

La mediana real de ingreso de los hogares aumentó 1.8 por ciento entre 2016 y 2017, mientras que la tasa oficial de pobreza disminuyó 0.4 puntos porcentuales.

National Grandparents Day: September 9, 2018

The 2016 American Community Survey found 1.42M grandparents in the labor force are responsible for most of the basic care of coresident grandchildren under 18.

World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2018

The 2017 Population Estimates found the resident population age zero was 3,939,295, which was similar to the 2010 Census count of 3,944,153.

2018 Joint Statistical Meetings Conference

Researchers will present findings at the Joint Statistical Meetings Annual Conference July 28 – Aug. 2, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Parents’ Day: July 22, 2018

The Census Bureau found in 1960, nearly 90% of children lived with two parents. By the mid 1990’s, the number had fallen below 70% and remains there in 2017.

Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS

Schedule for the release of the 2017 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics and the 2017 American Community Survey.

Father’s Day: June 17, 2018

The 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation found 72.2 million fathers across the nation and 29.2 million fathers who are also grandfathers.

LGBT Pride Month: June 2018

The 2016 American Community Survey estimates there were 887,456 same-sex couple households in the U.S. More than half (486,994) were spousal couples.

National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June

The International Data Base reports the 2018 population of the 25 Caribbean countries is 42M. Puerto Rico has 3.3M and the U.S. Virgin Islands have 107,000.