---
title: "VI. Living Arrangements"
description: "A slightly smaller share of Hispanic students (57%) live in households with both of their parents, compared with non-Hispanic students (61%). Nearly equal shares of Hispanic (29%) and non-Hispanic (27%) students live in single-parent households. But, Hispanic students are more likely than non-Hispanic students to live in a household with someone other than a parent […]"
date: "2008-08-26"
authors:
  - name: "Richard Fry"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2008/08/26/vi-living-arrangements/"
---

# VI. Living Arrangements

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2008/08/2008-public-school-11.png)

A slightly smaller share of Hispanic students (57%) live in households with both of their parents, compared with non-Hispanic students (61%). Nearly equal shares of Hispanic (29%) and non-Hispanic (27%) students live in single-parent households. But, Hispanic students are more likely than non-Hispanic students to live in a household with someone other than a parent or grandparent (10% compared with 6%).

Although there are not large differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic public school students in terms of their living arrangements, differences exist among Hispanics of different generations.

Second-generation Hispanic students (71%), those born in the United States who are the children of immigrants, are more likely to live in a two-parent household than are first generation, immigrant Hispanic students (58%) or third-and-higher generation students (48%).

Third-and-higher generation students are most likely to live in a single-parent household, 44% compared with 19% of first-generation and 25% of second-generation students.

Immigrant Hispanic students are most likely to live in a household with someone other than a parent or grandparent. One-fifth (20%) of all Hispanic immigrant public school students live with someone other than a parent or grandparent, compared with less than 3% of second-and-higher generation Hispanic students. While more than nine-in-ten second-and-higher generation students live with at least one parent, only 77% of first-generation students do so.

---

**Next:** [VII. Settlement Patterns](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2008/08/26/vii-settlement-patterns.md)