Average Number of People per U. S. Household in the 20th Century
| Year | Ave. Size of Household | Households (000) | Family Households (000) | Total Population (000) |
| 1900 | 4.76 | 15,964 | - | 75,989 |
| 1910 | 4.54 | 20,256 | - | 91,962 |
| 1920 | 4.34 | 24,352 | - | 105,688 |
| 1930 | 4.11 | 29,905 | - | 122,910 |
| 1940 | 3.67 | 34,949 | 31,491 | 128,263 |
| 1950 | 3.37 | 43,554 | 38,838 | 146,777 |
| 1960 | 3.33 | 52,799 | 44,905 | 175,821 |
| 1970 | 3.14 | 63,401 | 51,456 | 199,079 |
| 1980 | 2.76 | 80,776 | 59,550 | 222,942 |
| 1990 | 2.63 | 93,347 | 66,090 | 245,503 |
| 2000 | 2.62 | 104,705 | 72,025 | 274,327 |
| Source: Data for the chart are from four reports all published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current Population Reports, Series P20-537, America s Families and Living Arrangement: March 2000. An historical compilation table entitled Households by Type: 1940 to Present, Internet release date June 29, 2001, available at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/tabHH-1.txt. Historical Statistics of the United States -Colonial Times to 1970, p. 15. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2001, pp. 14 and 15. | ||||
Family Households with Their Own Children Under 18, 1970 to 2000 by Decade
| Year | Percent of Households | % of Population 19 or Younger | ||
| With Own Children | With Two Parents | With Single Parent | ||
| 1970 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 37.9 |
| 1980 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 31.8 |
| 1990 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 28.8 |
| 2000 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 28.4 |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, All Parent Child Situations by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin of Householder or Reference Person, 1970 to Present, Internet release date June 29, 2001, data based on the Current Population Survey. U.S. Census Bureau, America's Families and Living Arrangements 2000, a Current Population Report issued in June 2001. | ||||
Family Households with Children, 1970 to 2000, by Decade
| Year | % of Families w/Children | |
| Married Couples | Single Parent Households | |
| 1970 | 87.2 | 12.8 |
| 1980 | 78.5 | 21.5 |
| 1990 | 71.9 | 28.1 |
| 2000 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, All Parent Child Situations by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin of Householder or Reference Person, 1970 to Present, Internet release date June 29, 2001, data based on the Current Population Survey. U.S. Census Bureau, America's Families and Living Arrangements 2000, a Current Population Report issued in June 2001. | ||
Number of Children, Under the Age of 18, by Living Arrangement in 2000
| Married Couples Households (000) | Single-Parent Households (000) | Single-Parent Households as % of Total | |
| 1 child family | 9,682 | 6,539 | 40.3 |
| 2 child family | 20,904 | 6,994 | 25.1 |
| 3 child family | 12,228 | 3,477 | 22.1 |
| 4 or more children | 6,868 | 2,332 | 25.3 |
| Total Children (000) | 49,682 | 19,342 | - |
| Percent of Children | 72.0 | 28.0 | - |
| Source: U. S. Census Bureau, America s Families and Living Arrangements 2000, Current Population Report issued June 2001. | |||
Poverty Rates -Children and Families with Children
| Year | Percent Below Poverty Line | ||
| All Children Under 18 | Married Couple Families | Female-Headed Single-Parent Families | |
| 1980 | 18.3 | 7.7 | 42.9 |
| 1985 | 20.7 | 8.9 | 45.4 |
| 1990 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 44.5 |
| 1995 | 20.8 | 7.5 | 41.5 |
| 2000 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 32.5 |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Poverty in the U.S. 2000, Current Population Reports, September 2001, accessible at http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/histpov/hstpov3.html. | |||
Marriages, Divorces, and Marriage and Divorce Rates, 1900 to 2000
| Year | Number of Marriages | Number of Divorces | Marriage Rate Per 1,000 Population | Divorce Rate Per 1,000 Population | Prime Marriage Age Popul. As % of Total |
| 1900 | 709,000 | 56,000 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 25.6 |
| 1901 | 742,000 | 61,000 | 9.6 | 0.8 | - |
| 1902 | 776,000 | 61,000 | 9.8 | 0.8 | - |
| 1903 | 818,000 | 65,000 | 10.1 | 0.8 | - |
| 1904 | 815,000 | 66,000 | 9.9 | 0.8 | - |
| 1905 | 842,000 | 68,000 | 10.0 | 0.8 | - |
| 1906 | 895,000 | 72,000 | 10.5 | 0.8 | - |
| 1907 | 937,000 | 77,000 | 10.8 | 0.9 | - |
| 1908 | 857,000 | 77,000 | 9.7 | 0.9 | - |
| 1909 | 897,000 | 80,000 | 9.9 | 0.9 | - |
| 1910 | 948,000 | 83,000 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 26.3 |
| 1911 | 955,000 | 89,000 | 10.2 | 1.0 | - |
| 1912 | 1,005,000 | 94,000 | 10.5 | 1.0 | - |
| 1913 | 1,021,000 | 91,000 | 10.5 | 0.9 | - |
| 1914 | 1,025,000 | 101,000 | 10.3 | 1.0 | - |
| 1915 | 1,008,000 | 104,000 | 10.0 | 1.0 | - |
| 1916 | 1,076,000 | 114,000 | 10.6 | 1.1 | - |
| 1917 | 1,144,000 | 122,000 | 11.1 | 1.2 | - |
| 1918 | 1,000,000 | 116,000 | 9.7 | 1.1 | - |
| 1919 | 1,150,000 | 142,000 | 11.0 | 1.3 | - |
| 1920 | 1,274,000 | 171,000 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 25.0 |
| 1921 | 1,164,000 | 160,000 | 10.7 | 1.5 | - |
| 1922 | 1,134,000 | 149,000 | 10.3 | 1.4 | - |
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Marriages, Divorces, and Marriage and Divorce Rates, 1900 to 2000 [Continued]
| Year | Number of Marriages | Number of Divorces | Marriage Rate Per 1,000 Population | Divorce Rate Per 1,000 Population | Prime Marriage Age Popul. As % of Total |
| 1923 | 1,230,000 | 165,000 | 11.0 | 1.5 | - |
| 1924 | 1,185,000 | 171,000 | 10.4 | 1.5 | - |
| 1925 | 1,188,000 | 175,000 | 10.3 | 1.5 | - |
| 1926 | 1,203,000 | 185,000 | 10.2 | 1.6 | - |
| 1927 | 1,201,000 | 196,000 | 10.1 | 1.6 | - |
| 1928 | 1,182,000 | 200,000 | 9.8 | 1.7 | - |
| 1929 | 1,233,000 | 206,000 | 10.1 | 1.7 | - |
| 1930 | 1,127,000 | 196,000 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 24.3 |
| 1931 | 1,061,000 | 188,000 | 8.6 | 1.5 | - |
| 1932 | 982,000 | 164,000 | 7.9 | 1.3 | - |
| 1933 | 1,098,000 | 165,000 | 8.7 | 1.3 | - |
| 1934 | 1,302,000 | 204,000 | 10.3 | 1.6 | - |
| 1935 | 1,327,000 | 218,000 | 10.4 | 1.7 | - |
| 1936 | 1,369,000 | 236,000 | 10.7 | 1.8 | - |
| 1937 | 1,451,000 | 249,000 | 11.3 | 1.9 | - |
| 1938 | 1,331,000 | 244,000 | 10.3 | 1.9 | - |
| 1939 | 1,404,000 | 251,000 | 10.7 | 1.9 | - |
| 1940 | 1,596,000 | 264,000 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 1941 | 1,696,000 | 293,000 | 12.7 | 2.2 | - |
| 1942 | 1,772,000 | 321,000 | 13.2 | 2.4 | - |
| 1943 | 1,577,000 | 359,000 | 11.7 | 2.6 | - |
| 1944 | 1,452,000 | 400,000 | 10.9 | 2.9 | - |
| 1945 | 1,613,000 | 485,000 | 12.2 | 3.5 | - |
| 1946 | 2,291,000 | 610,000 | 16.4 | 4.3 | - |
| 1947 | 1,992,000 | 483,000 | 13.9 | 3.4 | - |
| 1948 | 1,811,000 | 408,000 | 12.4 | 2.8 | - |
| 1949 | 1,580,000 | 397,000 | 10.6 | 2.7 | - |
| 1950 | 1,667,000 | 385,000 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 23.4 |
| 1951 | 1,595,000 | 381,000 | 10.4 | 2.5 | - |
| 1952 | 1,539,000 | 392,000 | 9.9 | 2.5 | - |
| 1953 | 1,546,000 | 390,000 | 9.8 | 2.5 | - |
| 1954 | 1,490,000 | 379,000 | 9.2 | 2.4 | - |
| 1955 | 1,531,000 | 377,000 | 9.3 | 2.3 | - |
| 1956 | 1,585,000 | 382,000 | 9.5 | 2.3 | - |
| 1957 | 1,518,000 | 381,000 | 8.9 | 2.2 | - |
| 1958 | 1,451,000 | 368,000 | 8.4 | 2.1 | - |
| 1959 | 1,494,000 | 395,000 | 8.5 | 2.2 | - |
| 1960 | 1,523,000 | 393,000 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| 1961 | 1,548,000 | 414,000 | 8.5 | 2.3 | - |
| 1962 | 1,577,000 | 413,000 | 8.5 | 2.2 | - |
| 1963 | 1,654,000 | 428,000 | 8.8 | 2.3 | - |
| 1964 | 1,725,000 | 450,000 | 9.0 | 2.4 | - |
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Marriages, Divorces, and Marriage and Divorce Rates, 1900 to 2000 [Continued]
| Year | Number of Marriages | Number of Divorces | Marriage Rate Per 1,000 Population | Divorce Rate Per 1,000 Population | Prime Marriage Age Popul. As % of Total |
| 1965 | 1,800,000 | 479,000 | 9.3 | 2.5 | - |
| 1966 | 1,857,000 | 499,000 | 9.5 | 2.5 | - |
| 1967 | 1,927,000 | 523,000 | 9.7 | 2.6 | - |
| 1968 | 2,069,000 | 584,000 | 10.3 | 2.9 | - |
| 1969 | 2,145,000 | 639,000 | 10.6 | 3.2 | - |
| 1970 | 2,159,000 | 708,000 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 20.3 |
| 1971 | 2,190,000 | 773,000 | 10.6 | 3.7 | - |
| 1972 | 2,282,000 | 845,000 | 10.9 | 4.0 | - |
| 1973 | 2,284,000 | 915,000 | 10.8 | 4.3 | - |
| 1974 | 2,230,000 | 977,000 | 10.5 | 4.6 | - |
| 1975 | 2,153,000 | 1,036,000 | 10.0 | 4.8 | - |
| 1976 | 2,155,000 | 1,083,000 | 9.9 | 5.0 | - |
| 1977 | 2,178,000 | 1,091,000 | 9.9 | 5.0 | - |
| 1978 | 2,282,000 | 1,130,000 | 10.3 | 5.1 | - |
| 1979 | 2,331,000 | 1,181,000 | 10.4 | 5.3 | - |
| 1980 | 2,390,000 | 1,189,000 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 25.7 |
| 1981 | 2,422,000 | 1,213,000 | 10.6 | 5.3 | - |
| 1982 | 2,456,000 | 1,171,000 | 10.6 | 5.1 | - |
| 1983 | 2,446,000 | 1,158,000 | 10.5 | 5.0 | - |
| 1984 | 2,477,000 | 1,169,000 | 10.5 | 5.0 | - |
| 1985 | 2,413,000 | 1,190,000 | 10.1 | 5.0 | - |
| 1986 | 2,407,000 | 1,178,000 | 10.0 | 4.9 | - |
| 1987 | 2,403,000 | 1,166,000 | 9.9 | 4.8 | - |
| 1988 | 2,396,000 | 1,167,000 | 9.8 | 4.8 | - |
| 1989 | 2,403,000 | 1,157,000 | 9.7 | 4.7 | - |
| 1990 | 2,443,000 | 1,182,000 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 25.0 |
| 1991 | 2,371,000 | 1,187,000 | 9.4 | 4.7 | - |
| 1992 | 2,362,000 | 1,215,000 | 9.3 | 4.8 | - |
| 1993 | 2,334,000 | 1,187,000 | 9.0 | 4.6 | - |
| 1994 | 2,362,000 | 1,191,000 | 9.1 | 4.6 | - |
| 1995 | 2,336,000 | 973,000 | 7.6 | 4.1 | - |
| 1996 | 2,344,000 | 1,150,000 | 8.8 | 4.3 | - |
| 1997 | 2,384,000 | 1,163,000 | 8.9 | 4.3 | - |
| 1998 | 2,244,000 | 1,135,000 | 8.3 | 4.2 | - |
| 1999 | 2,251,000 | 1,146,369 | 8.3 | 4.2 | - |
| 2000 | 2,376,000 | 1,129,025 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 20.2 |
| Source: U.S. Center for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, Fast Stats A to Z Marriage, available online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/marriage.htm. U.S. Center for Disease Control, National Vital Statistics Report from August 22, 2001, Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for January-December 2000. U.S. Center for Disease Control, National Vital Statistics Report from July 6, 1999, Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 1998. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2001, p.59, Table 68. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Vital and Health Statistics Series 21, number 24 from December 1973, Marriages, divorces, and rates: United States, 1867-1967. | |||||
Median Age of First Marriage, 1890 to 2000 by Decades
| Year | Median Year of Marriage | % of Women in Labor Force | ||
| Men | Women | 20 & Older | Married | |
| 1890 | 26.1 | 22.0 | NA | NA |
| 1900 | 25.9 | 21.9 | NA | 6.0 |
| 1910 | 25.1 | 21.6 | NA | NA |
| 1920 | 24.6 | 21.2 | NA | NA |
| 1930 | 24.3 | 21.3 | NA | 12.0 |
| 1940 | 24.3 | 21.5 | 27.0 | 17.0 |
| 1950 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 33.3 | 25.0 |
| 1960 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 37.6 | 32.0 |
| 1970 | 23.2 | 20.8 | 43.3 | NA |
| 1980 | 24.7 | 22.0 | 51.3 | NA |
| 1990 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 58.0 | NA |
| 2000 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 60.9 | NA |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Estimated Age at First Marriage: by Sex, 1890 to Present, released online in January 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ms-la/tabms2.txt. | ||||
Cohabiting Couples, 1960 to 2000, by Decades
| Year | Cohabiting Couples (Number) | Cohabiting Couples as % of all Married Coupes | Cohabiting Couples as % of all Households |
| 1960 | 439,000 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 1970 | 523,000 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 1980 | 1,589,000 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 1990 | 2,856,000 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 5,283,000 | 8.7 | 5.0 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, America's Families and Living Arrangements 2000, Current Population Report, issued June 2001. U.S. Census Bureau. Estimated Age at First Marriage: by Sex, 1890 to Present, released online in January 1999, available online at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ms-la/tabms-2.txt. Kenney, Catherine T., "Marriage Delayed or Marriage Forgone? New Cohort Forecasts of First Marriage for U.S. Women," American Sociological Review, 2001, vol.66, August, pp 506-519. | |||
Adult Population Never Married, 1950 to 2000 by Decade
| Year | Percent Never Married | |||
| Black Men | White Men | Black Women | White Women | |
| 1950 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 20.7 | 19.9 |
| 1960 | 32.4 | 24.5 | 21.6 | 18.7 |
| 1970 | 35.6 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 21.3 |
| 1980 | 41.1 | 28.1 | 33.6 | 21.0 |
| 1990 | 43.4 | 28.0 | 36.9 | 20.6 |
| 2000 | 44.9 | 29.1 | 42.4 | 22.1 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Marital Status of the Population 15 Years Old and Over by Sex and Race: 1950 to Present, Internet release date, June 29, 2001. U.S. Census Bureau, United States Census 2000, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin by Age and Sex for the United States: 2000, available online at http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html. | ||||
Gender Distribution of Whites and Blacks Aged 20 to 54, 1950 and 2000
| White Males | White Females | Black Males | Black Females | |
| 1950 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 47.1 | 52.9 |
| 2000 | 50.3 | 49.7 | 47.3 | 52.7 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Census 2000, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin by Age and Sex for the United States: 2000, available online at http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html. 1950 data from Historical Statistics of the United States, U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||
Interracial Married Couples, 1960 to 2000 by Decades
| Year | Interracial as % of All Married Couples | Black and White Couples (Number) | White and Non-black Couples (Number) | Black and Non-white Couples (Number) |
| 1960 | 0.4 | 51,000 | NA | NA |
| 1970 | 0.6 | 65,000 | 233,000 | 12,000 |
| 1980 | 1.3 | 167,000 | 450,000 | 34,000 |
| 1990 | 1.8 | 211,000 | 720,000 | 33,000 |
| 2000 | 2.6 | 363,000 | 1,051,000 | 50,000 |
| Source: Data are from the U.S. Census Bureau, Race of Wife by Race of Husband: 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991 and 1992, detail table available online at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/race/interracttab1.txt. For figures on the year 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, America s Families and Living Arrangements 2000, Current Population Report, issued June 2001. | ||||
Children in Single Parent Households and Marital Status of Parent, 1960, 1968 to 2000
| Year | Children Living with One Parent (Thousands) | % of Children in Single-Parent Household | ||||
| Total | Parent Never Married | Parent Divorced | Married, Spouse Absent | Widowed | ||
| 1960 | 5,829 | 243 | 1,339 | 2,711 | 1,540 | 9.1 |
| 1968 | 8,332 | 504 | 2,231 | 3,732 | 1,865 | - |
| 1969 | 8,509 | 469 | 2,274 | 3,977 | 1,784 | - |
| 1970 | 8,438 | 597 | 2,506 | 3,652 | 1,683 | 11.9 |
| 1971 | 9,478 | 810 | 2,780 | 4,176 | 1,706 | - |
| 1972 | 9,634 | 644 | 3,017 | 4,205 | 1,769 | - |
| 1973 | 10,093 | 916 | 3,376 | 4,007 | 1,785 | - |
| 1974 | 10,489 | 986 | 3,591 | 4,033 | 1,873 | - |
| 1975 | 11,243 | 1,198 | 4,032 | 4,238 | 1,777 | - |
| 1976 | 11,121 | 1,157 | 4,407 | 4,026 | 1,531 | - |
| 1977 | 11,311 | 1,368 | 4,583 | 3,832 | 1,527 | - |
| 1978 | 11,711 | 1,705 | 4,752 | 3,794 | 1,461 | - |
| 1979 | 11,529 | 1,607 | 4,752 | 3,792 | 1,377 | - |
| 1980 | 12,466 | 1,820 | 5,281 | 3,898 | 1,469 | 19.7 |
| 1981 | 12,619 | 1,919 | 5,526 | 3,836 | 1,339 | - |
| 1982 | 13,702 | 2,882 | 5,761 | 3,791 | 1,267 | - |
| 1983 | 14,006 | 3,366 | 5,881 | 3,640 | 1,120 | - |
| 1984 | 14,025 | 3,360 | 5,883 | 3,712 | 1,069 | - |
| 1985 | 14,635 | 3,756 | 6,030 | 3,750 | 1,101 | - |
| 1986 | 14,759 | 3,924 | 6,146 | 3,643 | 1,047 | - |
| 1987 | 15,071 | 4,295 | 6,139 | 3,720 | 916 | - |
| 1988 | 15,329 | 4,673 | 5,871 | 3,814 | 970 | - |
| 1989 | 15,493 | 4,791 | 6,030 | 3,687 | 985 | - |
| 1990 | 15,867 | 4,853 | 6,122 | 3,767 | 1,125 | 24.7 |
| 1991 | 16,624 | 5,568 | 6,122 | 4,045 | 890 | - |
| 1992 | 17,578 | 6,004 | 6,439 | 4,281 | 853 | - |
| 1993 | 17,872 | 6,258 | 6,637 | 4,214 | 763 | - |
| 1994 | 18,590 | 6,655 | 6,876 | 4,249 | 809 | - |
| 1995 | 18,938 | 6,558 | 7,201 | 4,348 | 830 | - |
| 1996 | 19,752 | 7,202 | 7,315 | 4,453 | 782 | - |
| 1997 | 19,799 | 7,553 | 7,204 | 4,347 | 693 | - |
| 1998 | 19,777 | 7,746 | 7,101 | 4,136 | 794 | - |
| 1999 | 19,899 | 7,701 | 7,228 | 4,144 | 826 | 27.8 |
| 2000 | 19,220 | 7,597 | 6,985 | 3,794 | 845 | 26.7 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Unmarried-Couple Households, by Presence of Children, 1960 to Present, Internet release date: January 7, 1999, available online at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/msla/tabad-2.txt. For figures on the year 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile, Table 1, available on-line at http://www.census.gov/c2ss/www/Profiles/2000/Tabular/010/01000US1.htm. | ||||||
Children's Living Arrangements by Race, March 2000
| Hispanics may be of any race. They are included in the other three groups as well. | ||||
| Living Arrangement | Percent of Children | |||
| Whites | African Americans | Asian/Pacific Islanders | Hispanic Origin | |
| Living with both parents | 75.3 | 37.6 | 80.5 | 65.1 |
| Living with mother only | 17.3 | 49.0 | 14.0 | 25.1 |
| Living with father only | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| Living with neither parent | 3.1 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| % of children in this group | 78.4 | 15.8 | 4.2 | 16.1 |
| Number of children (000) | 56,455.0 | 11,412.0 | 3,047.0 | 11,613.0 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Household Relationship and Living Arrangements of Children under 18, March 2000, available online at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/p20-537/2000/tabC2.txt. | ||||
Black Children's Living Arrangements, 1996 and 2000
| Living Arrangement | % of Children | ||
| 1996 | 2000 | Change | |
| Living with both parents | 33.6 | 37.6 | 4.0 |
| Living with Mother only | 53.3 | 49.0 | -4.2 |
| Living with Father only | 4.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Living with neither parent | 9.3 | 9.2 | -0.1 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Household Relationship and Living Arrangements of Children under 18, March 2000, available online at http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/p20-537/2000/tabC2.txt. U.S. Census Bureau, Household Relationship and Presence of Parents for Persons Under 18 Years, March 1996. | |||
Expenditures on a Child to Age 18 by Middle-Income, Husband-Wife Families
| Costs are in constant 2000 dollars. | ||||||
| Category | Percent of Cost | % Change | Actual Cost | $ Change | ||
| 1960 | 2000 | 1960 | 2000 | |||
| Housing | 32 | 33 | 1 | 46,970 | 54,658 | 7,688 |
| Food | 24 | 18 | -6 | 35,227 | 29,813 | -5,414 |
| Transportation | 16 | 15 | -1 | 23,485 | 24,845 | 1,360 |
| Health Care | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5,871 | 11,594 | 5,723 |
| Clothes | 11 | 6 | -5 | 16,146 | 9,938 | -6,208 |
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Expenditures on a Child to Age 18 by Middle-Income, Husband-Wife Families [Continued]
| Category | Percent of Cost | % Change | Actual Cost | $ Change | ||
| 1960 | 2000 | 1960 | 2000 | |||
| Child Care & Education | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1,468 | 16,563 | 15,095 |
| Miscellaneous | 12 | 11 | -1 | 17,614 | 18,219 | 606 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Exependitures on Children by Families, 2000 Annual Report, accessible at http://www/cnpp.usda.gov/cnpp/Crc/Crc2000.pdf. | ||||||
Gay-Couple Households by Selected States
| The table shows the 20 states with the highest number of gay-couple households. States are shown in rank order. | ||
| State | Number of Gay Couple Households | Gay Couple Households as % of all Households |
| California | 92,138 | 0.80 |
| New York | 46,490 | 0.66 |
| Texas | 42,912 | 0.58 |
| Florida | 41,048 | 0.65 |
| Illinois | 22,887 | 0.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 21,166 | 0.44 |
| Georgia | 19,288 | 0.64 |
| Ohio | 18,937 | 0.43 |
| Massachusetts | 17,099 | 0.70 |
| New Jersey | 16,604 | 0.54 |
| North Carolina | 16,198 | 0.52 |
| Washington | 15,900 | 0.70 |
| Michigan | 15,368 | 0.41 |
| Virginia | 13,802 | 0.51 |
| Arizona | 12,332 | 0.65 |
| Maryland | 11,243 | 0.57 |
| Indiana | 10,219 | 0.44 |
| Tennessee | 10,189 | 0.46 |
| Colorado | 10,045 | 0.61 |
| Missouri | 9,428 | 0.43 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Census 2000, Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data. | ||
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