The vast majority of the 72.1 million people under 18 years in the United States in 2000 lived in households (71.8 million, compared with 302,000 in group quarters). This report describes their social and economic characteristics and those of their parents, their householders, and the households they lived in, as well as their relationship to the householder. In this report, people under age 18 living in households are referred to as children. Since the breadth of Census 2000 allows analysis at several levels of geography, many of these characteristics are examined at the national, regional, and state levels. A closer look at characteristics across places of 100,000 or more population is included as well. Detailed data on characteristics of children will be available in PHC-T-30, “Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years, by Age, for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000.”

Table 1. Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years by Age, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the United States: 2000

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Table 2. Household and Family Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years by Age, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the United States: 2000

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Table 3. Housing Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years by Age, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the United States: 2000

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Table 4. Selected Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000

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Table 5. Marital Status of the Population 15 to 17 Years for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000

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Table 6. Marital Status of the Males 15 to 17 Years for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000

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Table 7. Marital Status of the Females 15 to 17 Years for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000

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Sources and Reference

Census 2000, special tabulation and Summary File 3

Others in Series

Publication

Migration of the Young, Single, and College Educated: 1995 to 2000

November 01, 2003

Migration levels, patterns, and destinations of young people are examined in this report.

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Migration by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2000

October 01, 2003

This report examines mobility patterns by race and Hispanic origin and discusses the redistribution of people by race and Hispanic origin between 1995 and 2000.

Publication

Evidence About Earnings by Detailed Occupation for Men and Women: 2000

May 2004

This report looks at the distribution of earnings by occupation for all workers and separately for men and women as reported on the Census 2000 long form.

Related Information

Families and Households Publications

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