More than half of family households in parts of the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County are run by single parents, a home life that experts say increases their children’s chances of following in the same footsteps.
The section of D.C. across the Anacostia River is home to the biggest percentage of single-parent households, with 65 percent of family households run by women and 9 percent run by men. The remaining one-quarter of the roughly 32,000 family households are run by married couples, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
A family household is one in which the head of the house is caring for another family member or adopted member. Experts say in most cases that family member is a child.
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