Family Employment Status and Living Arrangements: Children in Working Families
IECAM provides data on the number of parents’ children age 5 and under living in families, by living arrangements and by parents’ employment status in Illinois.
Number of parents’ children age 5 and under living in families, by living arrangements and by parents’ employment status:
- Living in families
- Living in families with two parents
- Living in families with two working parents
- Living in families with one parent
- Living in families with one working parent
- Living in families with one nonworking parent
Source of data: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
These data are available for all geographic areas on the IECAM database and Regional Reports.
Children living in families are those living with a parent or stepparent. It excludes children in group homes and other nonfamily arrangements. Working parents may hold a job or may be unemployed and looking for work. Nonworking parents include people who are not looking for employment.
Note: Because of pandemic-related disruptions, the U.S. Census Bureau has warned there will be somewhat larger margins of error for data collected in 2020. This will affect the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates reported on IECAM for 2020, 2021, 2022, and, when available, 2023 and 2024.
Latest data: 2022
Related Resource
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Children in Working Families (interactive map)This interactive map displays the number of parents’ children age 5 and under living in families, by living arrangements and by parents’ employment status in Illinois.