UNROMANTIC - America: Lonelier & Poorer

[kpete]

UNROMANTIC
Lonelier and poorer: the incredibly depressing future for Americans


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The median income for all families with children under 18 was just under $60,000 last year, up about 3% since 1990 after adjusting for inflation. But what might once have been considered the “typical” American family—a married couple, living together, with at least one child under 18—has done quite a bit better: Their median income was $81,455, up nearly 16% from 1990.

The trouble is, such families have become significantly less common over time. In 1980, married couples made up 80% of all families with children. A decade later, that figure had fallen below 75%. Today, it’s less than two-thirds.

Here’s another look at the decline in marriage numbers, from the US Census Department. In 1970, around 71% of households were classified as married couples. That’s down to about 49% in the most recent numbers for 2012.



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[Laelth]

1. k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t

-Laelth