Households with Children: 2012

Only 32 percent of the nation's households included children under age 18 in 2012, down from 36 percent in 2000. Nuclear families (married couples with children under age 18) now account for only 21 percent of households.

Number (in 000s) and percent of households with children under age 18, 2012
Total households: 121,084 (100%)
Total households with children: 38,476 (32%)
Married couples with children: 25,114 (21%)
Female-headed families with children: 10,380 (9%)
Male-headed families with children: 2,982 (2%)

Source: Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States: 2011--Detailed Tables