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Table 2. Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2022-2023 annual averages

Table 2. Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2022-2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Number Percent distribution
2022 2023 2022 2023

TOTAL MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES(1)

Total

60,877 61,272 100.0 100.0

With at least one family member employed

48,707 48,865 80.0 79.8

With only one spouse employed

14,892 14,384 24.5 23.5

With both spouses employed

29,783 30,451 48.9 49.7

Other employment combinations

4,032 4,030 6.6 6.6

With no family member employed

12,170 12,407 20.0 20.2

Opposite-sex married-couple families

Total

60,186 60,550 100.0 100.0

With at least one family member employed

48,092 48,223 79.9 79.6

Husband only

10,652 10,154 17.7 16.8

Wife only

4,075 4,055 6.8 6.7

Husband and wife

29,353 29,992 48.8 49.5

Other employment combinations

4,012 4,022 6.7 6.6

With no family member employed

12,093 12,327 20.1 20.4

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(2)

Total

15,574 15,144 100.0 100.0

With at least one family member employed

12,224 12,065 78.5 79.7

Householder only

6,267 6,083 40.2 40.2

Householder and other member(s)

3,709 3,792 23.8 25.0

Other member(s), not householder

2,248 2,191 14.4 14.5

With no family member employed

3,350 3,078 21.5 20.3

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(2)

Total

7,348 7,427 100.0 100.0

With at least one family member employed

6,228 6,313 84.8 85.0

Householder only

2,893 2,866 39.4 38.6

Householder and other member(s)

2,369 2,436 32.2 32.8

Other member(s), not householder

966 1,011 13.2 13.6

With no family member employed

1,119 1,114 15.2 15.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes both opposite-sex and same-sex married-couple families.
(2) Includes families with no spouse of either sex present.

NOTE: In families maintained by women or men with no spouse present, householder refers to the woman or man maintaining the family. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Beginning in 2020, family estimates reflect a change in the classification of marital status. This change expanded the definition of married-couple families to include same-sex married couples. As a result, data under the new definition are not strictly comparable with data prior to 2020.

Last Modified Date: April 24, 2024