Health Indicator Report of Utah Population Characteristics: Household Structure
The number of parents living with a child helps to determine the human and economic resources available to that child. Children who live with one parent are more likely to live in poverty than are children who grow up in households with two adults. Single parents also face specific challenges including lack of leisure time, increased need for child care, and stressed financial resources.
Percentage of Households With Children Under 18 That Were Headed by a Single Female (No Husband Present) by Utah Small Area, 2016-2020 ACS
Percentage of Households With Children Under 18 That Were Headed by a Single Female (No Husband Present) by Utah Small Area, 2016-2020 ACS
Notes
Data from Table S1101, 2016-2020 ACS 5-year ZIP code level.[[br]] The confidence intervals are 90%. *Small areas that are also counties use the ACS county estimate. **The ACS uses 5-digit ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) based on boundaries from the 2010 Census. Some Small Areas consist of ZIP Codes that were introduced after 2010; therefore, data are not available for these Small Areas from the ACS. A description of the Utah Small Areas may be found on IBIS at the following URL: [https://ibis.health.utah.gov/resource/Guidelines.html].Data Sources
- U.S. Bureau of the Census
- American Community Survey
Definition
Percentage of households by family type and presence of children.Numerator
Number of households in each family type and presence of children group.Denominator
Total number of households.How Are We Doing?
Non-family households (either a householder living alone or with other, unrelated, persons) constituted less than a quarter (24.8%) of Utah households in the 2010 decennial census; the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) estimate was 25.4%. In 2010, of all Utah households, 7.8% were single householders with children; the 2019 ACS estimate was 7.2%.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
In 2000, 63.2% of Utah households included a married couple, either with or without children, the 2019 ACS now estimates this proportion to be 60%. In 2000, the U.S. estimate was 51.7%; by 2019 this had fallen to 47.5%. When we examine married couple households in Utah we see that in 2000, 55.4% of these households had children under 18.^1^ By 2019 this percentage had fallen to 48%.^2^ The estimate for this type of household in the U.S. was 45.5% in 2000,^1^ and has since fallen to 37.7%^2^ according to the 2000 Census SF-1 and 2019 ACS table CP-02 1-year estimates.[[br]] [[br]] ---- 1. Calculated by dividing percentage of married couple households with children (48% for Utah; 37% for U.S.) into the percentage of total married couple households (63.2% for Utah; 51.7% for U.S.) for 2000.[[br]] 2. Calculated by dividing percentage of married couple households with children (29.6% for Utah; 18.6% for U.S.) into the percentage of total married couple households (60% for Utah; 47.5% for U.S.) for 2019.
Page Content Updated On 03/30/2022,
Published on 03/30/2022
