Less Than Half of U.S. Family Households Include Children Under 18

About 39% of U.S. family households this year included the householder’s children under 18, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Highlights

• Children of the householder (of any age) were most common in family households where the householder was 40 to 44 years old (84%).
• Less than 10% of all family households included children under age 3.
• Just over half (52%) of all family households had three or more family members.
• About 57% of family households did not have any family members under age 18, while 19% had one member, 16% two members, and 9% three or more members under 18.
• Homeownership was more common among older householders. About 37% of householders under age 25 owned their home compared to nearly 90% of those age 65 or older