There are an estimated 35,820 bi-national same-sex couples who reported to the most recent Census.
58% of same-sex bi-national couples who reported to the Census are male-male, averaging 40 years old, while 42% are female-female with an average age of 38.
Percent of Children in the Home, Binational Couples
Nearly 16,000 (or 47% of) bi-national couples reported to be raising children in the home.
All data based on the 2000 Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). This custom tabulation of the five percent PUMS, used for the same-sex couples accounted for it in our study, represents a one in four sample of approximately 20% of American households that completed a census long-form.
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