Fifty years ago only about half of adults lived in a household without children under age 18, according to the Census Bureau. Today nearly three-quarters do. The share of adults without children in the household climbed from 52.5 percent in 1967 to 71.3 percent in 2016. Behind the increase are delayed marriage and childbearing as well as the aging of the population. The biggest increase in child-free living has occurred among young adults...
Percent of 18-to-24-year-olds without children in the household
2016: 68.8%
1967: 46.7%
Percent of 25-to-34-year-olds without children in the household
2016: 61.5%
1967: 23.9%
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