Population and Family Structure:

This set of tables provides information on the size of the child population in the United States and the demographic changes occurring in that population; plus it highlights the status of English usage and the extent to which living with both parents is a childhood norm.

Population growth is a major issue. Although non-Latino white children still dominate the total population in terms of both absolute number and proportion, the number of Latino children has increased faster than that of non-Latino whites and most other races for more than twenty years. For example, the population of Latino kids grew from 9 percent in 1980 to 16 percent in 2000; and the concentration of Latino children in the general population (16 percent) has already surpassed the concentration of non-Latino black children in the general population (15 percent).

Table 1. Population

Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001.

MacKay AP, Fingerhut LA, Duran CR. Adolescent Health Chartbook. Health United States, 2000. Hyattsvill, MD: National Center
for Health and Statistics, 2000

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