U.S. Census Bureau

Families and Living Arrangements

(Formerly "Households and Families")

Demographic characteristics of households and families are collected annually in the March Current Population Survey (CPS) for the Nation. Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected topics are listed below. More detail on household and family characteristics for states, metropolitan areas, and other geographic locations is collected in the decennial census.

Current Population Survey (CPS) Reports

Definitions and Explanations

  1. 2003 March CPS

    America’s Families and Living Arrangements

  2. 2002 March CPS

    Children’s Living Arrangements and Characteristics

  3. 2001 March CPS

    Children’s Living Arrangements and Characteristics

  4. 2000 March CPS

    America’s Families and Living Arrangements

  5. 1999 March CPS

    America’s Families and Living Arrangements

  6. 1998 March CPS

    Household and Family Characteristics: March 1998 (Update)(P20-515)

  7. 1997 March CPS

    Household and Family Characteristics: March 1997 (P20-509)

  8. 1996 March CPS

    Household and Family Characteristics: March 1996 (Update) (P20-495)

  9. 1995 March CPS

    Household and Family Characteristics: March 1995 (P20-488)

  10. 1994 March CPS

    Household and Family Characteristics: March 1994 (P20-484)

  11. 1993 March CPS

Working Papers

Historical Time Series

Marital status

Table MS-1. Marital Status of the Population 15 Years Old and Over, by Sex and Race: 1950 to Present
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Table MS-2. Estimated Median Age at First Marriage, by Sex: 1890 to the Present
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Table MS-3. Interracial Married Couples: 1980 to 2002
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Living arrangements of adults

Table AD-1. Young Adults Living At Home: 1960 to Present
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Table UC-1. Unmarried-Couple Households, by Presence of Children: 1960 to Present
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Living arrangements of children

Table CH-1. Living Arrangements of Children Under 18 Years Old: 1960 to Present
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Table CH-2. Living Arrangements of White Children Under 18 Years Old: 1960 to Present
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Table CH-3. Living Arrangements of Black Children Under 18 Years Old: 1960 to Present
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Table CH-4. Living Arrangements of Hispanic Children Under 18 Years Old: 1970 to Present
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Table CH-5. Children Under 18 Years Living With Mother Only, by Marital Status of Mother: 1960 to Present
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Table CH-6. Children Under 18 Years Living With Father Only, by Marital Status of Father: 1960 to Present
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Table CH-7. Grandchildren Living in the Home of Their Grandparents: 1970 to Present
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Households

Table HH-1. Households, by Type: 1940 to Present
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Table HH-2. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1970 to Present
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Table HH-3. Households, by Age of Householder: 1960 to Present
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Table HH-4. Households by Size: 1960 to Present
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Table HH-5. Households, by Tenure, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1970 to Present
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Table HH-6. Average Population Per Household and Family: 1940 to Present
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Families

Table FM-1. Families by Presence of Own Children Under 18: 1950 to Present
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Table FM-2. All Parent/Child Situations, by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin of Householder or Reference Person: 1970 to Present
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Table FM-3. Average Number of Own Children Under 18 Per Family, By Type of Family: 1955 To Present
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Table MC-1. Married Couples by Labor Force Status of Spouses: 1986 to Present
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Table SHP-1. Parents and Children in Stay-At-Home Parent Family Groups: 1994 to Present
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State Tables

Table ST-F1-1990. Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State: 1990 Census
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Table ST-F1-2000. Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State: 2000 Census
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Table ST-MS1-1990. Marital Status for States, by Sex, for the Population 15 Years Old and Over: 1990 Census
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Table ST-MS1-2000. Marital Status for States, by Sex, for the Population 15 Years Old and Over: 2000 Census
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Data Availability

March Current Population Survey (CPS) data on Household and Family Characteristics are available from 1968 to present as CD-ROMs or as Magnetic Tape Reels or Cartridges. You may order any of these products through CenStore by clicking on the specific product you wish to order.

Previous publications back to 1993 and all Population Paper Listings (PPL’s) are also available through CenStore by clicking on the specific product you wish to order.

Decennial Census

Census 2000

1990 Census

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For Further Information

Contact: Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 301-763-2416.

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