National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles
This series brings together Family Profiles that focus on the latest NCFMR analyses of American families. The profiles draw on recently released, national data sources to provide the most up to date information about U.S. families, showcasing select themes that are research and policy relevant.
Submissions from 2025
FP-25-01 First Marriage Rate, 2023, Natalie Bankey
FP-25-02 First Divorce Rate, 2023, Natalie Bankey
FP-25-03 Remarriage Rate, 2023, Natalie Bankey
FP-25-04 Age Variation in Prevalence of Cohabitation Among Unmarried Men and Women, 2009 & 2024, Christopher A. Julian
FP-25-05 First Marriage Rate by Age and Race/Ethnicity, Natalie Bankey
FP-25-06 First Divorce Rate by Age and Race/Ethnicity, Natalie Bankey
FP-25-07 Same-sex Married and Cohabiting Couples Raising Children, 2023, Christopher A. Julian
FP-25-08 Older Adult Cohabiting and Married Couples, Christopher A. Julian
FP-25-09 Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2023, Natalie Bankey
FP-25-10 Forty Years of Change in Adulthood Milestones Among 30-34 Year Olds, Wendy D. Manning and Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-25-11 Number of Children Ever Born to Women Aged 45-50, 2024, Christopher A. Julian and Wendy D. Manning
FP-25-12 Functional Limitations in Relationship Quality among Adults in Midlife, Natalie E. Bankey and Francesca A. Marino
FP-25-13 Crossover in the Median Age at First Marriage and First Birth: Forty-Three Years of Change, Krista K. Westrick-Payne, Susan L. Brown, and Wendy D. Manning
FP-25-14 Forty-Five Years of Change in Marriage and Motherhood Among Women, 1979 & 2024, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-25-15 Union and Childbearing Characteristics of Women 40-44, 2000-2024, Karen Benjamin Guzzo and Krista K. Westrick-Payne
Submissions from 2024
FP-24-01 Long-Term Marriages among Older U.S. Adults, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-02 Young Adults in the Parental Home, 2007-2023, Jaden Loo
FP-24-03 A Decade of Change in Cohabitation Across Age Groups: 2012 & 2022, Wendy D. Manning and Jaden Loo
FP-24-04 Marital Status Distribution of U.S. Adults Aged 65 and Older, 1990-2022, Jaden Loo and Susan L. Brown
FP-24-05 Same-Sex Married and Cohabiting Couples Raising Children, 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-24-06 Married Same-Sex and Different Sex Couples: A Demographic Portrait, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-24-07 A Decade of Change in the Median Age at First Marriage, 2012 & 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-08 Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-09 Age Variation in the Remarriage Rate, 1990 & 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-10 Marriage: More than a Century of Change, 1900-2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-11 Divorce: More than a Century of Change, 1900-2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-12 Marriage Duration at Time of Gray Divorce, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Susan L. Brown
FP-24-13 Recently Divorced Adults with Resident Minor Children, 2022, Corrine E. Wiborg
FP-24-14 Cohabitation in Middle and Later Life, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-15 Women Who Gave Birth Within the Past 12 Months, 2022, Corrine E. Wiborg
FP-24-16 Young Adults Living Alone, with Siblings, or with Roommates, 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-17 Older Adults Living with an Adult Roommate or Sibling, 2022, Jaden Loo and Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-18 Grandchildren Living in Grandparent-Headed Households, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-19 Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Residence Status of Grandchildren, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-20 Grandparents’ Characteristics by Age, 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-21 Prevalence of Grandparenthood in the U.S., 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-22 Multiple Gray Divorces: Demographic Trends & Comparisons, Trey Williams and Francesca Marino
FP-24-23 Homogamy in U.S. Marriages, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-24-24 Adult Children’s College Completion by Parental Stepfamily Status and Race/Ethnicity, Leo LaPata, Jaycob Applegate, and Jenjira Yahirun
FP-24-25 Refined Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2023, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-26 Refined Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2023, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-24-27 Marriage-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2023, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
Submissions from 2023
FP-23-01 Prevalence of Grandparenthood in the U.S., Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-23-02 Grandparents’ Characteristics by Age, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-23-03 Grandparenthood in the U.S.: Residence Status of Grandchildren, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-23-04 Unmarried Adulthood: More than a Century of Change, 1900-2020, Francesca A. Marino
FP-23-05 Geographic Variation in LGBT+ Identification in the U.S., Christopher A. Julian
FP-23-06 Geographic Variation in Percentage of Unions Including Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples Unions, Christopher A. Julian
FP-23-07 A Decade of Change in Shares of Single, Cohabiting, and Married Individuals, 2012-2022, Christopher A. Julian
FP-23-08 Age Variation in Unmarried Adults, 1900-2020, Francesca A. Marino
FP-23-09 Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: 2019 & 2021, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-23-10 Median Age of Never Married Adults in the U.S., 1940-2020, Francesca A. Marino
FP-23-11 Age Variation in Singlehood from Young Adulthood to Midlife, 2022, Gabrielle Juteau
FP-23-12 Adult Children’s Four-year College Completion by Parent’s Race, Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment, Kellyanne Bunkley, Jaycob Applegate, and Jenjira Yahirun
FP-23-13 Geographic Variation in Percentage of Mid-Life Never Married Adults, 2021, Francesca A. Marino
FP-23-14 Homeownership Among Never Married Adults, 2021, Francesca A. Marino
FP-23-15 Geographic Variation in Percentage of Homeownership Among Never Married Adults, 2021, Francesca A. Marino
FP-23-16 Age Variation in the Divorce Rate, 1990 & 2021, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and I-Fen Lin
FP-23-17 First Marriage Rate, 2021, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-23-18 First Divorce Rate, 2021, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-23-19 Remarriage Rate, 2021, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-23-20 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Fathers by Fathers’ Coresidential Status, Katherine Graham
FP-23-21 Maternal and Paternal Age: Births to Individuals Aged 40 and Older, 2016-2021, Karen Benjamin Guzzo
FP-23-22 Children’s Co-Residence with Mothers and Fathers, 2022, Gabrielle Juteau
FP-23-23 Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-23-24 Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-23-25 Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2022, Jaden Loo
FP-23-26 Age Variation in Never Married and Never Cohabited, 2008 & 2017, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-23-27 Recent Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: Marital History and Age at Marriage, 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-23-28 Recent Marriages to Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: Mobility, Region, Home Ownership, and Household Income, 2022, Krista K. Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-23-29 Number of Children Ever Born to Women Aged 40-44, 1980-2022, Karen B. Guzzo and Jaden Loo
Submissions from 2022
FP-22-01 Trends in Non-Marriage Among Men, 2005-2019, Adrianne R. Brown and Karen B. Guzzo
FP-22-02 Non-Marriage Among College-Educated Adults, 2005-2019, Adrianne R. Brown and Wendy D. Manning
FP-22-03 High School Seniors’ Attitudes Toward Cohabitation as a Testing Ground for Marriage, 2020, Adrianne R. Brown
FP-22-04 High School Seniors’ Expectations to Marry, 2020, Adrianne R. Brown
FP-22-05 Median Age at Last Birth for Fathers, Karen B. Guzzo and Katherine Graham
FP-22-06 First-Birth Timing Expectations Among Adults Intending Children, Karen B. Guzzo
FP-22-07 Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2020, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-22-08 Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2020, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-22-09 Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2020, Krista K. Westrick-Payne
FP-22-10 Prevalence of Cohabitation Among Unmarried Older Adults, Christopher A. Julian
FP-22-11 Childbearing Desires, Intentions, and Attitudes Among Childless Adults 40-49, Karen B. Guzzo
FP-22-12 Marriage, Divorce, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S., Krista Westrick-Payne and Wendy D. Manning
FP-22-13 Women Who Gave Birth Within the Past 12 Months, 2020, Adrianne R. Brown
FP-22-14 Single and Living Alone in Midlife, 2021, Corrine E. Wiborg
FP-22-15 Median Age at First Marriage, 2021, Christopher A. Julian
FP-22-16 Older Adult Cohabiting and Married Couples, Christopher A. Julian
FP-22-17 "Solo" and "Nonsolo" Single-Parent Households in the U.S., 2021, Corrine E. Wiborg
FP-22-18 Marital Status Variation in Religiosity Among Older Women and Men, Francesca A. Marino and Kagan A. Mellencamp
FP-22-19 Forty Years of Change in Marriage and Motherhood Among Women, 1979 & 2020, Adrianne R. Brown
FP-22-20 Women's Prime Parenting Years, 1980 & 2020, Adrianne R. Brown
FP-22-21 Women's Union Status at First Birth, Adrianne R. Brown
FP-22-22 Coresidential Fathers with Minor Children 2015-2019, Katherine Graham
FP-22-23 Median Age at First Divorce, 2020, Christopher A. Julian
FP-22-24 Ohio and Florida Births Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Christopher A. Julian, Wendy D. Manning, and Karen B. Guzzo
FP-22-25 Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2021, Gabrielle Juteau
FP-22-26 Divorce Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2021, Francesca A. Marino
FP-22-27 Marriage to Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2021, Francesca A. Marino and Gabrielle Juteau
FP-22-28 Age Variation in Cohabitation, 2022, Francesca A. Marino
FP-22-29 Cohabitation among Young Adults, Christopher A. Julian