Single Parent Homes

A Single-Parent family or household is just what the name implies, a family or household that is headed and/or run by one parent. According to two researchers of single parent homes, “Single-parent families are those that have a 16-year-old child and a biological mother who is divorced/separated, widowed or never-married. Biological mothers who have children with stepfathers are considered part of the single parent group. Two-parent families are defined as having a 16-year-old child and both biological parents in the same home.”

The term “household” refers to the people occupying a housing unit, rather than the physical structure in which they live. Households exhibit diversity in their composition. The Census Bureau, however, identifies two basic types of households: family or non-family. A family household is composed of at least two persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption. A non family household is either a person living alone or a householder who is not related to any of the other persons sharing their home.

Currently, more than a twenty-five percent of America’s children live with a single parent. That’s more than sixteen million children. The number of single parent families has more than doubled over the