Celebrate Grandparents Day on Sept. 7

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1970, Marian McQuade initiated a campaign to establish a day to honor grandparents. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a federal proclamation, declaring the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. This day has been celebrated every year since in honor of our nation's grandparents.

7.1 millionThe number of grandparents whose grandchildren under 18 years old were living with them in 2012.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10050
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10050

Grandparents as Caregivers

2.7 millionThe number of grandparents responsible for the basic needs of one or more grandchildren under age 18 living with them in 2012. Of these caregivers, 1.7 million were grandmothers and 
1.0 million were grandfathers.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10056
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10056

603,118The number of grandparents responsible for grandchildren under age 18 and whose income was below the poverty level in the past 12 months, compared with the 2.1 million grandparent caregivers whose income was at or above the poverty level. 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10059
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10059

$46,081Median income for families with grandparent householders responsible for grandchildren under age 18. Among these families, where a parent of the grandchildren was not present, the median income was $35,296.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10010
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10010

1.9 millionThe number of married (including separated) grandparents responsible for caring for their grandchildren. 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10057 
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10057

1.6 millionThe number of grandparents in the labor force responsible for their own grandchildren under age 18. Among them, 359,791 were 60 years or older. 
Source: U. S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10058
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10058

674,936The number of grandparents who had a disability and were responsible for their grandchildren. 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10052
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10052

1.9 millionThe number of grandparents responsible for their grandchildren who were living in owner-occupied housing, compared with 850,871 that were living in renter-occupied housing.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012, American Community Survey, Table B10061
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10061

495,946The number of foreign-born grandparents responsible for their own grandchildren under age 18. This contrasts with 2.2 million native-born grandparent caregivers. 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10053
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10053

2.1 millionThe number of grandparents responsible for their grandchildren who speak only English. Another 252,775 speak another language, but speak English "very well"; 398,387 speak another language and speak English less than "very well."
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10054
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10054

Grandchildren

5.6 millionThe number of children under age 18 living with a grandparent householder in 2012. Nearly half, 
48 percent or 2.7 million, were under age 6.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American Community Survey, Table B10001
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12_1YR/B10001

10% Percentage of children in the U.S. living with a grandparent in 2013, totaling 7.1 million. 
Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2013, Table C4
https://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2013C.html

2.8 million The number of children living with both grandmother and grandfather in 2013.
Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2013, Table C4
https://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2013C.html