Children in Immigrant Families Less Likely to Be Financially Secure

In 2013, 27% of children in immigrant families had parents without secure employment, compared to 32% of kids in U.S.-born families. Although they are more likely to have parents with full-time year-round employment, kids in immigrant families are more likely to live in low-income working families than their U.S.-born counterparts (37% vs. 22%). Discrepancy in income may help explain this trend. In 2013, the median family income among immigrant families with children was $49,600, compared to $61,600 for kids in U.S.-born families. 

Explore new Income and Employment data available for the nation, states and 50 largest U.S. cities in the KIDS COUNT Data Center:

• Children whose parents lack secure employment by family nativity
• Children with all available parents not in the labor force by family nativity
• Children with all available parents in the labor force by family nativity
• Median family income among households with children by family nativity
• Children living below poverty by family nativity
• Children living in low-income families by family nativity
• Children in low-income working families by family nativity