Families by Number of Own Children Under 18 Years Old statistics


		NUMBER OF FAMILIES (1,000)					PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
						-
					Three					Three
RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN,		No	One	Two	or		No	One	Two	or
AND YEAR	Total	children	child	children	more	Total	children	child	children	more
					children					children

ALL FAMILIES ¹
1970	51,586	22,774	9,398	8,969	10,445	100	44	18	17	20
1980	59,550	28,528	12,443	11,470	7,109	100	48	21	19	12
1985	62,706	31,594	13,108	11,645	6,359	100	50	21	19	10
1990	66,090	33,801	13,530	12,263	6,496	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	52,317	27,780	9,583	9,784	5,170	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	2,884	1,731	723	307	123	100	60	25	11	4
Female householder ²	10,890	4,290	3,225	2,173	1,202	100	39	30	20	11
1991	66,322	33,920	13,303	12,287	6,812	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	52,147	27,750	9,319	9,721	5,357	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	2,907	1,725	701	363	117	100	59	24	13	4
Female householder ²	11,268	4,445	3,283	2,203	1,335	100	39	29	20	12
1992	67,173	34,427	13,615	12,364	6,768	100	51	20	18	10
Married couple	52,457	28,037	9,520	9,728	5,173	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	3,025	1,742	768	391	123	100	58	25	13	4
Female householder ²	11,692	4,648	3,327	2,244	1,472	100	40	28	19	13
1993	68,144	34,887	13,690	12,804	6,763	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	53,171	28,464	9,466	10,007	5,234	100	54	18	19	10
Male householder ²	3,026	1,702	799	397	128	100	56	26	13	4
Female householder ²	11,947	4,721	3,425	2,400	1,400	100	40	29	20	12
1994	68,490	34,471	13,824	13,086	7,108	100	50	20	19	10
Married couple	53,171	28,113	9,452	10,188	5,418	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	2,913	1,599	805	368	141	100	55	28	13	5
Female householder ²	12,406	4,759	3,566	2,531	1,550	100	38	29	20	12
1995	69,305	35,009	14,088	13,213	6,995	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	53,858	28,617	9,564	10,358	5,319	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	3,226	1,786	891	405	144	100	55	28	13	4
Female householder ²	12,220	4,606	3,633	2,450	1,531	100	38	30	20	13
1996	69,594	35,391	14,041	13,206	6,957	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	53,567	28,647	9,352	10,278	5,290	100	53	17	19	10
Male householder ²	3,513	1,885	1,005	471	152	100	54	29	13	4
Female householder ²	12,514	4,859	3,683	2,457	1,514	100	39	29	20	12
1997	70,241	35,575	14,334	13,295	7,037	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	53,604	28,521	9,510	10,152	5,420	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	3,847	2,138	1,003	513	192	100	56	26	13	5
Female householder ²	12,790	4,916	3,821	2,629	1,423	100	38	30	21	11
1998	70,880	36,120	14,363	13,122	7,275	100	51	20	19	10
Married couple	54,317	29,048	9,507	10,241	5,521	100	53	18	19	10
Male householder ²	3,911	2,113	1,117	456	225	100	54	29	12	6
Female householder ²	12,652	4,960	3,739	2,425	1,529	100	39	30	19	12
1999	71,535	36,922	14,331	13,070	7,212	100	52	20	18	10
Married couple	54,770	29,703	9,545	10,040	5,481	100	54	17	18	10
Male householder ²	3,976	2,270	1,023	480	202	100	57	26	12	5
Female householder ²	12,789	4,948	3,763	2,549	1,529	100	39	29	20	12

WHITE FAMILIES
1970	46,261	20,719	8,437	8,174	8,931	100	45	18	18	19
1980	52,243	25,769	10,727	9,977	5,769	100	49	21	19	11
1985	54,400	28,169	11,174	9,937	5,120	100	52	21	18	9
1990	56,590	29,872	11,186	10,342	5,191	100	53	20	18	9
1991	56,803	30,009	10,955	10,381	5,459	100	53	19	18	10
1992	57,224	30,178	11,204	10,477	5,365	100	53	20	18	9
1993	57,858	30,523	11,168	10,869	5,298	100	53	19	19	9
1994	57,870	30,228	11,229	10,846	5,568	100	52	19	19	10
1995	58,437	30,486	11,491	10,983	5,478	100	52	20	19	9
1996	58,869	30,783	11,455	11,110	5,521	100	52	19	19	9
1997	58,934	30,698	11,594	11,046	5,595	100	52	20	19	10
1998	59,511	31,175	11,716	10,796	5,824	100	52	20	18	10
1999	60,068	31,828	11,636	10,777	5,828	100	53	19	18	10

BLACK FAMILIES
1970	4,887	1,903	858	726	1,401	100	39	18	15	29
1980	6,184	2,364	1,449	1,235	1,136	100	38	23	20	18
1985	6,778	2,887	1,579	1,330	982	100	43	23	20	15
1990	7,470	3,093	1,894	1,433	1,049	100	41	25	19	14
1991	7,471	3,091	1,847	1,431	1,102	100	41	25	19	15
1992	7,716	3,271	1,870	1,429	1,146	100	42	24	19	15
1993	7,888	3,327	1,937	1,452	1,172	100	42	25	18	15
1994	7,989	3,196	1,983	1,630	1,179	100	40	25	20	15
1995	8,093	3,411	1,971	1,593	1,117	100	42	24	20	14
1996	8,055	3,472	1,958	1,485	1,140	100	43	24	18	14
1997	8,455	3,569	2,071	1,654	1,162	100	42	25	20	14
1998	8,408	3,561	1,961	1,749	1,138	100	42	23	21	14
1999	8,444	3,730	1,985	1,642	1,088	100	44	24	19	13

HISPANIC FAMILIES ³
1970	2,004	597	390	388	629	100	30	20	19	31
1980	3,029	946	680	698	706	100	31	22	23	23
1985	3,939	1,337	904	865	833	100	34	23	22	21
1990	4,840	1,790	1,095	1,036	919	100	37	23	21	19
1991	4,981	1,778	1,105	1,136	961	100	36	22	23	19
1992	5,177	1,843	1,160	1,139	1,035	100	36	22	22	20
1993	5,318	1,973	1,223	1,155	967	100	37	23	22	18
1994	5,940	2,150	1,299	1,357	1,135	100	36	22	23	19
1995	6,200	2,216	1,408	1,406	1,171	100	36	23	23	19
1996	6,287	2,238	1,450	1,437	1,160	100	36	23	23	18
1997	6,631	2,326	1,589	1,516	1,200	100	35	24	23	18
1998	6,961	2,486	1,585	1,616	1,273	100	36	23	23	18
1999	7,270	2,656	1,673	1,614	1,328	100	37	23	22	18

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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65. Families by Number of Own Children Under 18 Years Old