Demographics
Includes household characteristics, race, education, languages, veteran status, incarceration, and grandparents raising grandchildren
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Household Size
Household size of respondents, defined as the number of people who live together and share living expenses, including the respondent.
28.6%
The most common response was a household of two.
26.4%
The second most common response was a household size of one.
Gender
71.3%
The majority of respondents were female.
Household Relationship
Those living with others responded with the relationships of household members.
52.3%
The majority of respondents lived with children.
19.5%
Many respondents lived with a spouse or partner.
Age
Ages of household members.
36.2%
The most common age grouping of households surveyed were older adults (over 50 years).
29.7%
Households frequently had children under 18 years.
Race and Ethnicity
Race or ethnicity of respondents.
63.6%
Over half of respondents were White.
21.8%
Nearly a quarter of respondents were Black.
Education
Highest level of education for household adults completed by respondents.
91%
Of respondents have a high school diploma or higher.
37%
Of respondents have completed some college.
15.1%
Of respondents have completed a 4-year degree.
Education Participation
Student status of respondents.
3.1%
Of respondents are students.
Language Spoken
Primary languages spoken by adults in respondents’ homes. Respondents could select more than one language so, totals may be greater than 100%.
93.0%
English was the primary language in most households.
4.3%
Other languages (not specified).
2.8%
Arabic.
Military Service
Military service history of respondents or their household members.
14.1%
Households with active or past military service members.
12.8%
Households with current military service members.
Grandparent Caregiver Status
Responsibility of respondents for meeting the basic needs of grandchildren under 18 living in their household.
14.8%
Over a tenth of households have grandparents who are raising grandchildren.
Incarceration History
Recent prison release (within the past 12 months) of respondents or their household members.
.4%
Households with a member recently in prison.