The traditional two-parent nuclear family is far less common in parts of major American cities than in suburban communities, with fewer than a quarter of households with children headed by married couples in some neighborhoods in Cleveland, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee and Detroit, according to a new report.The study from the Institute for Family Studies showed that the share of households with children headed by married couples varies by roughly 70 percentage points across the areas studied, highlighting a divide between urban "married-family deserts" and suburban "married-family gardens."The findings revealed differences in family structure across the country, raising questions about how the neighborhoods where children grow up may influence their opportunities for upward mobility.DRIVEN BY PROGRESSIVE DOOMISM, LIBERALS ARE HAVING FEWER BABIES THAN CONSERVATIVE FAMILIESA split image shows the Cleveland skyline, left, and a residential neighborhood in Utah, right.A new Institute for Family Studies report found that just 18% of households with children in eastern Cleveland and nearby Bratenahl Village are headed by married couples, compared with rates as high as 89% in parts of Utah County.
(Ultima_Gaina/iStock; O2O Creative/iStock)"Marriage and raising kids are both parts of your life that really force you to kind of die to yourself and live for others," Ken Burchfiel, a research fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, told Fox News Digital."When you have lots of parents, lots of husbands and wives in a region, I imagine just overall the cultural focus is less on 'how can I get ahead in life' and more on 'what can I do for my family?’"The study analyzed 2020 Census data to identify where married and married-parent households are most and least common.It found that suburban neighborhoods tend to have higher marriage rates, while major urban centers often have lower rates.NORTH TEXAS DOMINATES IN POPULATION GROWTH AS BIG BLUE CITIES FAIL TO RECOVER TO PRE-PAND...