full

full
Published on:

7th Dec 2023

DINKS and the demography of America

You may have heard a recent episode of mine.

It was about the mountain of data that shows that kids in one parent households are falling behind their colleagues with two parents.

This episode is another part of that equation, a part that will no doubt shape the future of America.

They're called DINKS, also known as Couples with Dual Income, No Kids.

U.S.

Census data says that 43% of all American homes are childless.

For these couples, it's a financial boon.

Their net worth are also higher than households with kids.

And if you believe a recent Pew Research survey, 44% of non-parents ages 18 to 49 say they never want to have children. That's up 7% from the same survey taken in 2018.

How much this behavior will hold is a mystery. People get older and they change their minds. I know I have.

But one thing about this isn't going to change.

The more and the longer we as a society choose this path, will we shape the way things look in the future.

The implications of this are many fold.

Here are a few of the likely outcomes.

We'll have to lean on immigration to take care of a much older population in the coming decades.

And just to keep our economy chugging along, as is, if that's even possible. Look at Japan. It's not a pretty picture.

And our population, our melting pot, will end up blacker, browner, and whiter in ways we can't even begin to imagine today.

Because, my friends, demographics and birthrate are destiny.

What do you think?

And are you a dink?

And what are your reasons for it?

Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com

Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com

Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339

Follow me on social media:

YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv

Listen for free

Show artwork for All of the Above with James Brown

About the Podcast

All of the Above with James Brown
Exploring ideas big and small with fascinating people
I explore the big ideas that bring us together and meet the people who make them happen.

Musings on news, life, and television. A few minutes a day, five days a week.

Hosted by James Brown is an award winning journalist whose work has appeared on WXXI, PBS, NPR, BBC, and a slew of other places from sea to shining sea. He's the former host of USA TODAY's 5 Things, now The Excerpt. My work is proudly produced in Rochester, New York.

My goal is to create a diverse array of projects in the style of the people I grew up following: like Bill Moyers, Paul Harvey, John Stossel, Charles Osgood, Charlie Rose, Adam Curtis, Tavis Smiley, Douglas Ruskoff, Tony Kornheiser, and Art Bell, with my own twist, of course.

You can find my work anywhere you get your podcasts.

To support my work and tell me what you think join me at JamesBrownTV.substack.com.
Or email me at jamesbrowntv@gmail.com.
You can also leave me a message at 585-484-0339. And yes, I will call you back.
On that note, I'm James Brown, and as always, be well

About your host

Profile picture for james brown

james brown