AdWeek: Multigenerational Households
Number of children living with a grandparent increases
While the rise of single-parent households has gotten a lot of ink, another key trend has emerged in the makeup of American households—the sharp increase in the number of children who are living with a grandparent.
In 2009, 7.8 million children lived with at least one grandparent, a 64 percent increase since 1991 when 4.7 million children lived with a grandparent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Among children living with a grandparent, 76 percent also were living with at least one parent in 2009, not statistically different from the 77 percent who lived with at least one parent in 1991.
The growth is not related to recent immigrants or minority households. In 1991, 5 percent of White, 15 percent of Black and 12 percent of Hispanic children lived with at least one grandparent. By 2009, 9 percent of White, 17 percent of Black and 14 percent of Hispanic children lived with at least one grandparent, a significant change for White children but not for Black or Hispanic children.
Many children who do not live with a parent live with a grandparent. More than half of the children living with no parents were living with grandparents. ...
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