8 Amazing Things You Need to Know About the Gen Z Kid You're Raising

Seventy-four million kids strong, American Gen Zs make up about a quarter of the population. A report compiled by Goldman Sachs notes that this generation "will be America's most diverse to-date."

According to Kids Count Data Center, in 2012, 53 percent of American children under the age of 18 were non-Hispanic whites; by 2016, that figure was 51 percent.

This demographic trend continues. The Goldman Sachs report notes that it will solidify Gen Z's status as the first American cohort "to be majority non-white."