U.S. Census Bureau Profile America Facts For Features: National Grandparents Day 2016: Sept. 11

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Sep 09, 2016, 06:40 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1970, Marian McQuade initiated a campaign to establish a day to honor grandparents. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a federal proclamation, declaring the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. This day has been celebrated every year since to honor our nation's grandparents. The U.S. Census Bureau presents statistics about their role in our society.

In honor of Grandparents Day, a look at grandparents who have grandchildren in their homes.

7.2 million
The number of grandparents whose grandchildren under age 18 were living with them in 2014.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10050
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10050

Grandparents as Caregivers

2.6 million
The number of grandparents responsible for the basic needs of one or more grandchildren under age 18 living with them in 2014. Of these caregivers, 1.6 million were grandmothers and 1.0 million were grandfathers.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10056
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10056

547,722
The number of grandparents responsible for grandchildren under age 18 whose income was below the poverty level in the past 12 months, compared with the 2.1 million grandparent caregivers whose income was at or above the poverty level.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10059
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10059

$49,700
The median income for families with grandparent householders responsible for grandchildren under age 18. Among these families, where a parent of the grandchildren was not present, the median income was $37,044.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10010
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10010

1.8 million
The number of married (including separated) grandparents responsible for caring for their grandchildren.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10057
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10057

1.5 million
The number of grandparents in the labor force responsible for their own grandchildren under age 18. Among them, 383,694 were 60 years or older.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10058
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10058

671,119
The number of grandparents who had a disability and were responsible for their grandchildren.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10052
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10052

1.8 million
The number of grandparents responsible for their grandchildren who were living in owner-occupied housing, compared with 831,146 that were living in renter-occupied housing.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10061
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10061

481,713
The number of foreign-born grandparents responsible for their own grandchildren under age 18. This contrasts with 2.1 million native-born grandparent caregivers.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10053
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10053

2.0 million
The number of grandparents responsible for their grandchildren who spoke only English. Another 248,942 spoke another language, but spoke English "very well;" 384,077 spoke another language and spoke English less than "very well."
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10054
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10054

Grandchildren

5.8 million
The number of children under age 18 living with a grandparent householder in 2014. Nearly half or 2.7 million were under age 6.
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, Table B10001
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B10001

3.1 million
The number of children in 2015 who were living with both of their grandparents, regardless of whether they were also living with their parents.
Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2014, Table C4
www.census.gov/hhes/families/files/cps2015/tabC4-all.xls

Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census Bureau's Facts for Features series:

African-American History Month (February)	Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
Super Bowl (first Sunday in February)	Grandparents Day (1st Sunday after Labor Day)
Valentine's Day (Feb. 14)	Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
Women's History Month (March)	Unmarried and Single Americans Week (3rd week of September)
Irish-American Heritage Month (March)/	Halloween (Oct. 31)
St. Patrick's Day (March 17)	American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
Earth Day (April 22)	(November)
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May)	Veterans Day (Nov. 11)
Older Americans Month (May)	Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday in May)	The Holiday Season (December)
Hurricane Season Begins (June 1)
Father's Day (third Sunday in June)
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. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines.

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