During the early 1990s, the number of two-parent, married-couple homes with children began rebounding, though the number of single-parent homes continued to increase. The proportion of all households made up of married couples continued to decline but at a much slower rate.
Married couples with children vs. single parents as a percentage of all households:
| Year | Married | Single |
| 1970 | 40.3% | 5.0% |
| 1980 | 30.9 | 7.5 |
| 1990 | 26.3 | 8.3 |
| 1995 | 26.0 | 9.0 |
Comparison of number of households with children:
| Year | Married couples | Single parent |
| 1970 | 25.5 | 3.3 |
| 1980 | 25.0 | 6.0 |
| 1990 | 24.5 | 7.8 |
| 1995 | 25.2 | 9.0 |
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census; Population Reference Bureau Inc.
