Families by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2009

(in thousands, except as indicated)

The following table shows the number of families there are in the U.S. and families by type: married couple families, households headed by a female, and hosueholds headed by a male. The number of children per household and marital status of the householder are also included.

Characteristic	All families	Married couple families				Female family householder³				Male family householder,³ all races
Characteristic	All families	All races¹	White	Black	His- panic²	All races¹	White	Black	His- panic²	Male family householder,³ all races
All families	78,850	59,118	50,762	4,386	6,911	14,480	9,406	4,159	2,571	5,252
Without own children under 18	43,215	33,989	29,712	2,387	2,582	6,086	4,119	1,513	894	3,141
With own children under 18	35,635	25,129	21,049	1,999	4,329	8,394	5,286	2,645	1,677	2,111
Average per family with own children under 18	1.86	1.93	1.93	2.02	2.13	1.74	1.68	1.85	1.94	1.55
Marital status of householder:
Married, spouse present	59,118	59,118	50,762	4,386	6,911	—	—	—	—	—
Married, spouse absent	2,743	—	—	—	—	2,172	1,382	616	569	571
Widowed	2,709	—	—	—	—	2,247	1,646	460	248	462
Divorced	6,461	—	—	—	—	4,794	3,630	883	648	1,667
Separated	1,946	—	—	—	—	1,599	1,028	488	430	347
Never married	7,819	—	—	—	—	5,267	2,746	2,199	1,106	2,551