Average under 18 population per U.S. family household 1960-2022
This statistic shows the average number of people under 18 years of age in family households in the United States from 1960 to 2022. In 2022, American family households had on average 0.86 people under the age of 18 living in the household. This represents a roughly 39 percent decrease in the number of under 18 people living in American family households since 1960.