https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/families/cps-2016.html https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/families/cps-20... "Table AVG1. Average Number

https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/families/cps-2016.html https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/families/cps-20... "Table AVG1. Average Number Of People Per Household, By Race And Hispanic Origin, Marital Status, Age, And Education Of Householder: 2016" Looks like 2.50 for white- and black-led households and doesn't change enough to account for the difference any way you slice it. Of course, that doesn't say anything about composition, especially with younger families now that the demographic effects of America's long history of segregation and ongoing redlining are just barely starting to fade. Where did you get your stat from?