American Indian & Alaska Native Populations: A Statistical Portrait: Families

In 2012, 67.7% of the nation’s American Indian and Alaska Native households were family households. The typical American Indian and Alaska Native family was made up of 3.68 people in 2012, higher than the average 3.25 people for families of all races in 2012.

[SOURCE: American FactFinder 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates and Selected Social Characteristics in the United States 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates]

40.1% of American Indian and Alaska Native family households were maintained by married couples in 2010. 21.4% were maintained by women with no husband present and 8.9% were maintained by men with no wife present.

[SOURCE: Households and Families: 2010]

American Indian and Alaskan Native men age 15 and older in 2012:

• 37.4% were married
• 45.9% had never married
• 16.7% were divorced, separated, or widowed

American Indian and Alaskan Native women age 15 and older in 2012:

• 35.5% were married
• 37.9% had never married
• 26.5% were divored, separated, or widowed

[SOURCE: American FactFinder 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates]

In 2012, 32.6% of Native American and Alaska Native family households included children under age 18.

[SOURCE: American FactFinder 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates]

7.5% of the American Indian and Alaska Native population age 30 and over lives with their grandchild(ren) under age 18 in 2012. Of these indivdiauls, 54% are responsible for their grandchildren.

[SOURCE: American FactFinder 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates]