Table 1. Number and percent of the U.S. population who were eldercare providers by sex and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2023-2024

Table 1. Number and percent of the U.S. population who were eldercare providers by sex and selected characteristics, averages for the combined years 2023-2024 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Total			Men			Women
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Eldercare providers		Civilian noninstitutional population	Eldercare providers		Civilian noninstitutional population	Eldercare providers
	Civilian noninstitutional population	Number	Percent of population	Civilian noninstitutional population	Number	Percent of population	Civilian noninstitutional population	Number	Percent of population
Age
Total, 15 years and over	272,126	38,192	14.0	132,989	17,201	12.9	139,137	20,990	15.1
15 to 24 years	43,521	2,433	5.6	22,034	1,382	6.3	21,486	1,051	4.9
25 to 34 years	44,477	3,376	7.6	22,221	1,796	8.1	22,256	1,580	7.1
35 to 44 years	43,818	4,982	11.4	21,846	2,272	10.4	21,972	2,710	12.3
45 to 54 years	40,003	7,508	18.8	19,863	3,398	17.1	20,140	4,110	20.4
55 to 64 years	41,312	9,974	24.1	20,218	4,086	20.2	21,094	5,888	27.9
65 years and over	58,995	9,919	16.8	26,806	4,267	15.9	32,189	5,651	17.6

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White	212,722	31,441	14.8	104,507	14,333	13.7	108,215	17,108	15.8
Black or African American	34,906	4,692	13.4	16,298	1,778	10.9	18,608	2,914	15.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	49,339	3,544	7.2	24,743	1,607	6.5	24,596	1,937	7.9

Employment status
Employed	174,244	23,569	13.5	92,222	11,221	12.2	82,022	12,348	15.1
Full-time workers	138,031	18,386	13.3	78,380	9,384	12.0	59,652	9,001	15.1
Part-time workers	36,213	5,183	14.3	13,843	1,836	13.3	22,370	3,347	15.0
Not employed	97,882	14,622	14.9	40,766	5,980	14.7	57,115	8,642	15.1

Educational attainment, 25 years and over
Less than a high school diploma	16,910	1,421	8.4	9,259	817	8.8	7,652	604	7.9
High school graduates, no college	65,310	9,431	14.4	32,642	4,535	13.9	32,669	4,897	15.0
Some college or associate degree	50,192	8,216	16.4	23,547	3,510	14.9	26,645	4,707	17.7
Bachelor's degree and higher	96,193	16,689	17.3	45,507	6,957	15.3	50,685	9,732	19.2

Parent of household children under 18 years
Parent of one or more household children	66,214	7,616	11.5	30,867	3,699	12.0	35,347	3,917	11.1
Parent of a household child age 6 to 17, none younger	38,593	5,115	13.3	18,015	2,374	13.2	20,579	2,741	13.3
Parent of a household child under age 6	27,620	2,501	9.1	12,853	1,325	10.3	14,768	1,176	8.0
Not a parent of a household child	205,912	30,576	14.8	102,121	13,502	13.2	103,791	17,073	16.4

Marital status
No spouse or unmarried partner present in household	119,308	14,080	11.8	55,613	6,505	11.7	63,695	7,575	11.9
Spouse or unmarried partner present in household	152,818	24,111	15.8	77,376	10,696	13.8	75,442	13,415	17.8
Footnotes (1) Not all race categories are shown. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race.
NOTE: Eldercare providers are those who, in the previous 3 to 4 months, cared for someone with a condition related to aging. Estimates were calculated for people who cared for at least one person age 65 or older. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to people 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: September 25, 2025