Races in Bristol, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Stats Ancestries, Foreign-born residents, place of birth
Data:
Races - White alone (%)
Races - White alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Black alone (%)
Races - Black alone (% change since 2000)
Races - American Indian alone (%)
Races - American Indian alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Asian alone (%)
Races - Asian alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Hispanic (%)
Races - Hispanic (% change since 2000)
Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (%)
Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Two or more races(%)
Races - Two or more races(% change since 2000)
Races - Other race alone (%)
Races - Other race alone (% change since 2000)
Racial diversity
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%)
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - White
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Other Race
Place of birth - Born in other state (%)
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - White
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Other Race
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%)
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - White
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Other Race
Place of birth - Foreign born (%)
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - White
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Other Race
Residents speaking English at home (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking other language at home (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%)
Marital status - Never married (%)
Marital status - Now married (%)
Marital status - Separated (%)
Marital status - Widowed (%)
Marital status - Divorced (%)
Ancestries Reported - Arab (%)
Ancestries Reported - Czech (%)
Ancestries Reported - Danish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Dutch (%)
Ancestries Reported - English (%)
Ancestries Reported - French (%)
Ancestries Reported - French Canadian (%)
Ancestries Reported - German (%)
Ancestries Reported - Greek (%)
Ancestries Reported - Hungarian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Irish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Italian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Lithuanian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Norwegian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Polish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Portuguese (%)
Ancestries Reported - Russian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Scotch-Irish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Scottish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Slovak (%)
Ancestries Reported - Subsaharan African (%)
Ancestries Reported - Swedish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Swiss (%)
Ancestries Reported - Ukrainian (%)
Ancestries Reported - United States (%)
Ancestries Reported - Welsh (%)
Ancestries Reported - West Indian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Other (%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Other Race
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Other Race
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Other Race
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Other Race
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Other Race
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ireland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Denmark (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Norway (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sweden (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - United Kingdom (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - England (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Scotland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Austria (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belgium (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - France (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Germany (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Netherlands (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Switzerland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Greece (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Italy (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Portugal (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Spain (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Albania (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belarus (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bulgaria (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Croatia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Czechoslovakia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hungary (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Latvia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lithuania (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - North Macedonia (Macedonia) (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Moldova (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Poland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Romania (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Russia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Serbia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ukraine (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - China (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hong Kong (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Taiwan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Japan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Korea (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Asia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Afghanistan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bangladesh (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - India (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iran (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kazakhstan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nepal (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Pakistan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sri Lanka (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uzbekistan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South Central Asia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Burma (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cambodia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Indonesia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Laos (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Malaysia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Philippines (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Singapore (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Thailand (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Vietnam (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South Eastern Asia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Armenia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iraq (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Israel (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Jordan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kuwait (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lebanon (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Saudi Arabia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Syria (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Turkey (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Yemen (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Asia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Eritrea (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ethiopia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kenya (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Somalia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uganda (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Zimbabwe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Africa (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cameroon (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Congo (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Middle Africa (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Egypt (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Morocco (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sudan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Africa (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - South Africa (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Africa (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cabo Verde (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ghana (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Liberia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nigeria (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Senegal (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sierra Leone (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Africa (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Australia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - New Zealand (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Fiji (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Micronesia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bahamas (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Barbados (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cuba (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Dominica (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Dominican Republic (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Grenada (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Haiti (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Jamaica (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Trinidad and Tobago (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - West Indies (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Caribbean (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belize (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Costa Rica (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - El Salvador (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Guatemala (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Honduras (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Mexico (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nicaragua (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Panama (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Central America (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Argentina (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bolivia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Brazil (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Chile (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Colombia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ecuador (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Guyana (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Peru (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uruguay (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Venezuela (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South America (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Canada (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern America (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other (%)
Latest news about races in Bristol, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Bristol, PA are White alone (6,685 residents), Black alone (654 residents), and Hispanic (1,682 residents). 86.2% of Bristol residents speak English at home. 3.5% of Bristol, PA residents are foreign-born (1.4% born in Asia, 1.0% born in Africa, 0.6% born in Latin America), which is 100.6% less than the foreign-born rate of 7.0% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Race distribution in Bristol
2000
2022
10,322,455 84.1% White alone
1,202,437 9.8% Black alone
394,088 3.2% Hispanic
218,296 1.8% Asian alone
113,097 0.9% Two or more races
13,086 0.1% Other race alone
14,904 0.1% American Indian alone
2,691 0.02% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
9,487,228 73.1% White alone
1,311,581 10.1% Black alone
1,115,997 8.6% Hispanic
493,942 3.8% Two or more races
487,124 3.8% Asian alone
63,582 0.5% Other race alone
10,130 0.08% American Indian alone
2,424 0.02% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
Income and house value in Bristol Median household income in 2022 $67,690 White non-Hispanic householders
$93,468 Black householders
$119,884 Some other race householders
$60,174 Hispanic or Latino race householders
Median 2022 house value $231,640 White Non-Hispanic householders
$212,295 Black or African American householders
$350,006 Asian householders
$219,422 Some other race householders
$330,915 Two or more races householders
$223,240 Hispanic or Latino householders
Median age by race in Bristol
40.0 Median age for White residents39.5 Males41.0 Females47.7 Median age for Black or African American residents33.7 Males53.0 Females27.2 Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents26.7 Males-858,283,432.3 Females31.1 Median age for Asian residents50.6 Males20.6 Females-680,432,644.4 Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents-649,523,808.9 Males-747,474,746.7 Females35.0 Median age for Other race residents34.4 Males35.3 Females42.5 Median age for Two or more races residents18.6 Males49.8 Females40.4 Median age for White alone residents39.8 Males42.6 Females34.9 Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents31.5 Males38.7 Females
Owner/renter occupied households by race in Bristol
House owners and renters - White residents 2,061 61.7% Owner occupied1,281 38.3% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - Black or African American residents 153 62.8% Owner occupied91 37.2% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents 15 42.7% Owner occupied20 57.3% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - Asian residents 82 80.1% Owner occupied20 19.9% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - Other race residents 34 29.5% Owner occupied81 70.5% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - Two or more races residents 322 75.0% Owner occupied107 25.0% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - White alone residents 1,940 61.7% Owner occupied1,203 38.3% Renter occupiedHouse owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents 354 59.7% Owner occupied238 40.3% Renter occupied
Language usage in Bristol
English speakers - Total 86.2% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home 809 77.2% Speak English very well239 22.8% Speak English less than very well3.0% of residents speak other language at home 84 30.3% Speak English very well193 69.7% Speak English less than very well
English speakers - Born in the United States 86.0% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home 120 88.2% Speak English very well16 11.8% Speak English less than very well3.5% of residents speak other language at home 43 84.3% Speak English very well8 15.7% Speak English less than very well
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere 7.0% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
67.3% of residents speak Spanish at home 86 47.0% Speak English very well97 53.0% Speak English less than very well
English speakers - Foreign-born 43.4% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
16.6% of residents speak Spanish at home 57 100.0% Speak English less than very well39.4% of residents speak other language at home 12 8.9% Speak English very well123 91.1% Speak English less than very well
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English Native:
91.4% (6,329)Foreign-born:
3.3% (1)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language Native:
6.8% (474)Foreign-born:
97.7% (24)
Black or African American - Speak only English Native:
98.7% (559)Foreign-born:
60.6% (60)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English Native:
15.0% (11)Foreign-born:
71.9% (13)
Asian - Speak only English Native:
66.6% (46)Foreign-born:
35.6% (54)
Asian - Speak another language Native:
35.0% (24)Foreign-born:
64.9% (98)
Other race - Speak another language Native:
76.5% (289)Foreign-born:
88.4% (65)
White alone - Speak only English Native:
97.0% (6,017)Foreign-born:
3.2% (1)
White alone - Speak another language Native:
2.9% (178)Foreign-born:
99.3% (26)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English Native:
38.7% (532)Foreign-born:
24.1% (18)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language Native:
63.3% (871)Foreign-born:
77.4% (58)
Foreign-born residents in Bristol 344 residents are foreign born (1.4% Asia , 1.0% Africa , 0.6% Latin America ).
This city:
3.5%Pennsylvania:
7.3%
Marital status for residents in Bristol Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
Males 37.5% Never married45.7% Now married3.8% Separated2.9% Widowed10.1% DivorcedFemales 30.0% Never married39.2% Now married1.7% Separated11.6% Widowed17.5% DivorcedWomen who gave birth in the past 12 months Now married:
41.1% (29)Unmarried:
58.9% (41)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
37.5% (603)Unmarried:
62.5% (1,005)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
Males 57.8% Never married38.4% Now married0.0% Separated0.0% Widowed3.8% DivorcedFemales 5.6% Never married56.7% Now married0.0% Separated16.7% Widowed21.0% DivorcedWomen who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
93.3% (121)Unmarried:
6.7% (9)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
Males 100.0% Never married0.0% Now married0.0% Separated0.0% Widowed0.0% DivorcedFemales 100.0% Never married0.0% Now married0.0% Separated0.0% Widowed0.0% DivorcedWomen who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
0.0% (0)Unmarried:
100.0% (24)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
Males 0.0% Never married66.3% Now married0.0% Separated0.0% Widowed33.7% DivorcedFemales 36.9% Never married51.2% Now married11.9% Separated0.0% Widowed0.0% DivorcedWomen who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
62.7% (55)Unmarried:
37.3% (33)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
Males 33.3% Never married60.8% Now married0.0% Separated0.0% Widowed5.8% DivorcedFemales 28.4% Never married71.6% Now married0.0% Separated0.0% Widowed0.0% DivorcedWomen who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
40.8% (46)Unmarried:
59.2% (67)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
Males 27.3% Never married61.4% Now married11.4% Separated0.0% Widowed0.0% DivorcedFemales 32.1% Never married57.7% Now married0.0% Separated1.8% Widowed8.4% DivorcedWomen who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
55.5% (184)Unmarried:
44.5% (147)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
Males 37.2% Never married47.6% Now married3.5% Separated1.9% Widowed9.7% DivorcedFemales 28.9% Never married41.2% Now married2.0% Separated11.8% Widowed16.2% DivorcedWomen who gave birth in the past 12 months Now married:
63.8% (29)Unmarried:
36.2% (16)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
39.0% (535)Unmarried:
61.0% (837)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
Males 41.8% Never married39.1% Now married3.5% Separated7.0% Widowed8.6% DivorcedFemales 33.5% Never married39.1% Now married0.0% Separated6.8% Widowed20.6% DivorcedWomen who gave birth in the past 12 months Now married:
0.0% (0)Unmarried:
100.0% (29)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months Now married:
31.7% (149)Unmarried:
68.3% (320)
Ancestries in Bristol
598 17.5% Irish
546 16.0% Italian
233 6.8% German
223 6.5% English
184 5.4% American
136 4.0% Liberian
131 3.8% Polish
34 1.0% Sierra Leonean
29 0.9% Norwegian
16 0.5% Eastern European
13 0.4% French Canadian
13 0.4% Scottish
12 0.4% British
12 0.4% Ukrainian
8 0.2% Austrian
8 0.2% Belgian
8 0.2% Slovak
7 0.2% Dutch
7 0.2% Russian
6 0.2% European
6 0.2% Portuguese
3 0.09% French
3 0.09% African
Children Nativity (place of birth) in Bristol
Children under 6 years - Living with two parents Both parents native 385 100.0% NativeBoth parents foreign-born 36 100.0% NativeOne native, one foreign-born parent 38 100.0% NativeChildren under 6 years - Living with one parent Native parent 399 100.0% Native
Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents Both parents native 514 100.0% NativeBoth parents foreign-born 122 100.0% NativeOne native, one foreign-born parent 11 100.0% NativeChildren 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent Native parent 636 100.0% Native
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Bristol
Grandparents (30 to 59 years) White / Caucasian 17 31.9% Responsible for grandchildren36 68.1% Not responsible for grandchildrenTwo or more races 24 100.0% Responsible for grandchildrenWhite alone, not Hispanic / Latino 17 65.0% Responsible for grandchildren9 35.0% Not responsible for grandchildrenHispanic or Latino 12 21.1% Responsible for grandchildren44 78.9% Not responsible for grandchildrenGrandparents (60 years and over) White / Caucasian 15 21.3% Responsible for grandchildren55 78.7% Not responsible for grandchildrenWhite alone, not Hispanic / Latino 15 21.1% Responsible for grandchildren56 78.9% Not responsible for grandchildrenHispanic or Latino 76 100.0% Not responsible for grandchildren