Immigrant and U.S.-Born Parents of Young and Elementary-School-Age Children: Key Sociodemographic Characteristics

Parents play a critical role in supporting the school readiness and educational success of their children—a role that took on even greater importance with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated shift to remote learning.

This fact sheet series analyzes U.S. Census Bureau data to explore the sociodemographic characteristics of immigrant and U.S.-born parents nationwide and in 31 states. Each sheet looks at the parents of children in two age bands: ages 0 to 4 and 5 to 10. This breakdown reflects the fact that families’ needs often differ depending on children’s age, and that many education and health and human services systems align their efforts to particular age groups. The information presented aims to support efforts to better understand and more equitably address the integration needs of immigrant families.