Table 2. Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2023-2024 annual averages

Table 2. Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2023-2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Number		Percent distribution
Characteristic	2023	2024	2023	2024
TOTAL MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES
Total	61,272	61,482	100.0	100.0
With at least one family member employed	48,865	48,930	79.8	79.6
With only one spouse employed	14,384	14,364	23.5	23.4
With both spouses employed	30,451	30,476	49.7	49.6
Other employment combinations	4,030	4,089	6.6	6.7
With no family member employed	12,407	12,552	20.2	20.4
Opposite-sex married-couple families
Total	60,550	60,734	100.0	100.0
With at least one family member employed	48,223	48,278	79.6	79.5
Husband only	10,154	10,060	16.8	16.6
Wife only	4,055	4,148	6.7	6.8
Husband and wife	29,992	29,990	49.5	49.4
Other employment combinations	4,022	4,080	6.6	6.7
With no family member employed	12,327	12,456	20.4	20.5

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(1)
Total	15,144	15,269	100.0	100.0
With at least one family member employed	12,065	12,159	79.7	79.6
Householder only	6,083	6,138	40.2	40.2
Householder and other member(s)	3,792	3,799	25.0	24.9
Other member(s), not householder	2,191	2,223	14.5	14.6
With no family member employed	3,078	3,110	20.3	20.4

FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(1)
Total	7,427	7,576	100.0	100.0
With at least one family member employed	6,313	6,423	85.0	84.8
Householder only	2,866	2,872	38.6	37.9
Householder and other member(s)	2,436	2,495	32.8	32.9
Other member(s), not householder	1,011	1,056	13.6	13.9
With no family member employed	1,114	1,154	15.0	15.2
Footnotes (1) Includes families with no spouse 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.

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Last Modified Date: April 23, 2025