Grandparents Day - Facts and Statistics on Grandparents
Published: 2010-07-12
Author: U.S. Census Bureau
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Synopsis: U.S. Census Bureau Facts and statistics regarding grandparents in America for Grandparents Day. U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Grandparents Day
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Grandparents Day 2010: Sept. 12
In 1970, Marian McQuade began a campaign to set aside a special day just for grandparents. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the first presidential proclamation, designating the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. The first official observance was Sept. 9, 1979 - and has been celebrated every year since. In honor of our nation's grandparents, the Census Bureau presents an array of data about the role they play in our lives.
6.4 million
The number of grandparents whose grandchildren younger than 18 lived with them in 2008.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/index.htm
Grandparents as Caregivers
2.6 million
The number of grandparents responsible for most of the basic needs (i.e., food, shelter, clothing) of one or more of the grandchildren who lived with them in 2008. These grandparents represented about 41 percent of all grandparents whose grandchildren lived with them. Of these caregivers, 1.6 million were grandmothers, and 983,000 were grandfathers.
19%
Percentage of grandparents who were caring for their grandchildren and whose income was below the poverty level. This represents 493,000 grandparents.
$46,906
Median income for families with grandparent-caregiver householders. If a parent of the grandchildren was not present, the median dropped to $34,782.
977,000
Number of grandparents responsible for caring for their grandchildren for at least the past five years.
1.9 million
The number of grandparent-caregivers who were married.
1.6 million
The number of grandparents who were in the labor force and also responsible for most of the basic needs of their grandchildren.
655,000
Number of grandparents with a disability who were caring for their grandchildren.
72%
Among grandparents who cared for their grandchildren, the percentage who lived in an owner-occupied home.
Source for statements in this section: 2008 American Community Survey www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/index.htm
Grandchildren
7 million
The number of children living with a grandparent in 2009; these children comprised 9 percent of all children in the United States. Of these children, 4.5 million, lived in the grandparent's home.
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: 2009 www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2009.html Table C4
2.7 million
The number of children who lived with both a grandmother and a grandfather in 2009.
Source: Families and Living Arrangements: 2009 www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2009.html Table C4
30%
Among children younger than 5 whose mothers worked outside the home, the percentage cared for on a regular basis by a grandparent during their mother's working hours in 2005.
Source: Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005 www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/child/ppl-2005.html
Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census Bureau's Facts for Features series:
- African-American History Month (February)
- Labor Day
- Super Bowl
- Grandparents Day
- Valentine's Day (Feb. 14)
- Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
- Women's History Month (March)
- Unmarried and Single Americans Week
- Irish-American Heritage Month (March)
- Halloween (Oct. 31)
- St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
- American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)
- Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May)
- Older Americans Month (May)
- Veterans Day (Nov. 11)
- Cinco de Mayo (May 5)
- Thanksgiving Day
- Mother's Day
- The Holiday Season (December)
- Father's Day
- The Fourth of July (July 4)
- Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)
- Back to School (August)
- Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error.
Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error.
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