This graph shows the percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years, living in the household, in the U.S. in 2018, by state. In 2018, about 60.96 percent of Californian husband-wife households had children under the age of 18 living within the household.
Percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years in the U.S. in 2018, by state
According to the definition by the U.S. Census Bureau a household "includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. One person in each household is designated as the “householder.” In most cases, this is the person, or one of the people, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented."
The Census defines a married couple household as a husband and a wife.
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US Census Bureau. (September 10, 2019). Percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years in the U.S. in 2018, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242298/percentage-of-family-households-with-children-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years in the U.S. in 2018, by state." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242298/percentage-of-family-households-with-children-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years in the U.S. in 2018, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242298/percentage-of-family-households-with-children-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Husband-wife Households with Own Children under 18 Years in The U.S. in 2018, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242298/percentage-of-family-households-with-children-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years in the U.S. in 2018, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242298/percentage-of-family-households-with-children-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of husband-wife households with own children under 18 years in the U.S. in 2018, by state [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242298/percentage-of-family-households-with-children-in-the-us-by-state/
