Number of US households with married couple and children has fallen to record ...
Number of US households with married couple and children has fallen to record low, down 40% since 1970s, and homes with 'nuclear families' are lowest since 1959 The Census Bureau's count showed that 17.8 percent of the United States' 130 million households featured married parents with children under the age of 18 That's only down from 18.6 percent from last year but down much more significantly from over 40 percent in 1970 There are currently just 23.1 million American homes with those 'nuclear families,' which is the fewest since 1959 The reasons given for the drop include the pandemic delaying marriage and a continued decline in birth rate
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The number of homes in America with the traditional 'nuclear family' of a married couple with children is now at a record low, according to Census data.
The Census Bureau's count showed that 17.8 percent of the United States' 130 million households featured married parents with children under the age of 18.
That's only down from 18.6 percent from last year but down much more significantly from over 40 percent in 1970.
There are currently just 23.1 million American homes with those 'nuclear families,' which is the fewest since 1959.
The reasons given for the drop include the pandemic delaying marriage and a continued decline in birth
