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The traditional single-income family once familiar in American culture has continued to decrease.
A new analysis from the Pew Research Center has found that for the first time in American history, a majority of households with children now have two full-time working parents. According to 2025 Census Bureau data, 52 percent of married or partnered couples raising children under 18 both work full-time jobs.
The traditional single-income family once familiar in American culture has continued to decrease, with just a quarter of households now consisting of a father working full-time while the mother remains at home. Meanwhile, families increasingly depend on two incomes to maintain a middle-class lifestyle. Under former President Joe Biden, inflation surged to levels not seen in decades. The Consumer Price Index peaked at 9.1 percent in June 2022, the highest rate in more than 40 years. While inflation eventually slowed under the current Trump administration, prices never returned to pre-pandemic levels, leaving families dealing with higher costs for housing, food, energy, insurance, childcare, and transportation.