Numbers
4.5 million: U.S. children in grandparent homes.
$725: Estimated average monthly cost to raise a child.
$20,000: Average annual poverty level income in U.S.
$4.5 billion: Estimated annual added foster care cost if grandchildren entered system.
57: Average age of grandparent as parent.
20: Percentage of grandparents raising grandchildren in poverty.
47: Percentage of grandparents raising grandchildren, who are white.
29: Percentage of grandparents raising grandchildren, who are African-American.
17: Percentage of grandparents raising grandchildren, who are Hispanic.
7: Percentage of grandparents raising children, who are Asian, American Indian or from another ethnic group.
Archive
August 24, 2006
Raw Video: Israeli Embassy Car Attacked
Coroner: Don't Know Houston's Cause of Death Yet
Valentine Greetings Sent Worldwide From Loveland
Greek Austerity Measures Spark Riots
Raw Video: Obama Budget Goes to Capitol Hill
Arab League Wants U.N. Help in Syria
Nordic Festival Puts North Korea in Spotlight
'Rumor Has It' Adele's Rolling in the Grammys
Grohl, Grammy Nominees Cut Up on the Red Carpet
Greece Passes New Austerity Deal Amid Rioting
Coroner: Houston Autopsy Results Weeks Away
Raw Video: Greek Rioting Ahead of Austerity Vote
Raw Video: Child Rescued After Kosovo Avalanche
Pop Music Superstar Whitney Houston Dies at 48
Whitney Houston's Church Mourns Her Passing
Reaction to Houston's Death at Clive Davis Party
79 Turtles Seized at Shanghai Airport
Severe Cold Wreaks Havoc in China
Fuel Removal Under Way on Capsized Italian Ship
Police: Houston Found Dead in Her Hotel Room
