FM-1. Families, by Presence of Own Children Under 18: 1950 to Present Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: June 29, 2001 (Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Families with children under 18 | |---------------------------------------------- | | | One parent families | | | |--------------------------| Married- Year | All | | | Mother | Father | couple | families | Total | Total | only | only | families ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 72,025 34,605 9,357 7,571 1,786 25,248 1999 71,535 34,613 9,547 7,841 1,706 25,066 1998 70,880 34,760 9,491 7,693 1,798 25,269 1997 70,241 34,665 9,583 7,874 1,709 25,083 1996 69,594 34,203 9,284 7,656 1,628 24,920 1995 69,305 34,296 9,055 7,615 1,440 25,241 1994 68,490 34,018 8,961 7,647 1,314 25,058 1993 68,144 33,257 8,550 7,226 1,324 24,707 1992 67,173 32,746 8,326 7,043 1,283 24,420 1991 66,322 32,401 8,004 6,823 1,181 24,397 1990 66,090 32,289 7,752 6,599 1,153 24,537 1989 65,837 32,322 7,587 6,519 1,068 24,735 1988 65,133 31,920 7,320 6,273 1,047 24,600 1987 64,491 31,898 7,252 6,297 955 24,646 1986 63,558 31,670 7,040 6,105 935 24,630 1985 62,706 31,112 6,902 6,006 896 24,210 1984 61,997 31,046 6,706 5,907 799 24,340 1983 61,393 30,818 6,455 5,718 737 24,363 1982 61,019 31,012 6,547 5,868 679 24,465 1981 60,309 31,227 6,300 5,634 666 24,927 1980r 59,550 31,022 6,061 5,445 616 24,961 1980 58,426 30,517 5,949 5,340 609 24,568 1979 57,804 30,371 5,857 5,288 569 24,514 1978 57,215 30,369 5,744 5,206 539 24,625 1977 56,710 30,145 5,270 4,784 486 24,875 1976 56,245 30,177 5,067 4,621 446 25,110 1975 55,712 30,057 4,888 4,404 484 25,169 1974 55,053 29,750 4,472 4,081 391 25,278 1973 54,373 29,571 4,184 3,798 386 25,387 1972 53,296 29,445 3,963 3,598 365 25,482 1971 52,227 28,786 3,695 3,365 331 25,091 1970r 51,586 28,812 3,271 2,971 345 25,541 1970 51,237 28,665 3,260 2,925 335 25,406 1969 50,823 28,347 3,211 2,888 323 25,136 1968 50,111 27,964 3,069 2,772 297 24,895 1967 49,214 27,561 2,915 2,584 331 24,646 1966 48,509 27,004 2,728 2,450 278 24,276 1965 47,956 27,140 2,734 2,485 249 24,406 1964 47,540 27,068 2,629 2,361 268 24,439 1963 47,059 26,911 2,590 2,229 361 24,321 1962 46,418 26,271 2,483 2,229 254 23,788 1961 45,539 25,889 2,375 2,185 190 23,514 1960 45,111 25,690 2,332 2,099 232 23,358 1959 44,232 25,069 2,175 1,943 232 22,894 1958 43,696 24,541 2,115 1,822 293 22,426 1957 43,497 24,260 2,121 1,855 265 22,139 1956 42,889 23,743 2,112 1,814 298 21,631 1955 41,951 23,190 2,126 1,870 256 21,064 1954 41,263 22,544 1,899 1,615 283 20,645 1953 40,877 21,718 1,798 1,521 277 19,920 1952 40,608 21,353 1,747 1,514 233 19,606 1951 39,944 21,279 1,890 1,659 231 19,389 1950 39,303 20,324 1,500 1,272 229 18,824 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Data for 1950 through 1969 have been adjusted to revised family totals shown in P-20, No. 402. Prior to 1980 the counts of families include unrelated subfamilies. Data for 1970 and 1980 are revised based on the 1980 decennial census. r Revised based on population from the decennial census for that year. Source of CPS data: U. S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P20-537, "America's Families and Living Arrangements: March 2000", and earlier reports. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact: Fertility and Family Branch 301-457-2465