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Current estimates suggest:
Of American children under 18 years of age:
52.1% live with two parents
26.3% live with only their biological mother
5.4% live with only their biological father
3.0% live with other relatives
1.2% live with non-relatives
These statistics underestimate the number of U.S. blended families, because...
Other information
- 60% of all remarriages eventually end in legal divorce. Untold others will experience emotional divorce
and unsatisfying relationships.
- About 75% of divorced persons eventually remarry.
- About 43% of all marriages are remarriages for at least one of the adults.
- About 65% of remarriages involve children from the prior marriage and form blended families.
- Information from the most recent Vital Statistics Report shows:
Of American children under 18 years of age:
52.1% live with two parents
26.3% live with only their biological mother
5.4% live with only their biological father
3.0% live with other relatives
1.2% live with non-relatives
- There are no recent estimates on the percentage of children residing in blended families.
These statistics underestimate the number of U.S. blended families, because...
- To date, government reporting of population figures indicate families in which the child resides. So if the
child lives with a divorced, single parent and the other nonresident parent has remarried, the child is not
included in the calculations as being a member of a blended family.
- Estimates suggest that many children living in a "single parent household" (as designated by the
Census Bureau) are actually living with two adults. Thus, their best estimates indicate that about 25% of
current blended families are actually cohabiting couples.
- They show that if only children residing in legally married blended families are included, 23% of children
would be designated as living in a stepfamily.
- When children are included who live with a cohabiting parent, the figure rises dramatically.
- They suggest that 2/3rds of all women, and 37% of all children, are likely to spend some time in a
stepfamily, using the more liberal definition that includes cohabiting adult couples.
Other information
- One of three Americans is now a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling, or some other member of a
blended family
- More than half of Americans today have been, are now or will eventually be in one or more step situations
during their lives
- The most common stepfamilies where children reside are stepfather families or combined stepfather-
stepmother families. In this latter case, his children from the prior marriage typically do not reside in the
blended family
Our Mission
The mission of the United States of America Blended Family Association is to Unite, to Serve, and to Advocate for
blended families living in the United States through this website, community events, educational seminars,
strategic partnerships, and political lobbying.
The mission of the United States of America Blended Family Association is to Unite, to Serve, and to Advocate for
blended families living in the United States through this website, community events, educational seminars,
strategic partnerships, and political lobbying.
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