Fast facts from 2015: Children's computer and Internet use

In 2015, 94 percent of children ages 3 to 18 had a computer at home and 61 percent of children ages 3 to 18 had Internet access at home. The percentages of children with computer and Internet access at home in 2015 were higher for older children, those whose parents had higher levels of educational attainment and those whose families had higher incomes. Also, higher percentages of children whose families were White (66 percent), Asian (63 percent) and of Two or more races (64 percent) had home Internet access in 2015 than did Black (53 percent), Hispanic (52 percent) and American Indian/Alaska Native children (49 percent).

For children with access to the Internet in 2015, the two locations with the highest reported levels of Internet access were at home (86 percent) and at school (65 percent), while the two most common means of Internet access at home were a high-speed internet service and a mobile internet service or data plan.

In 2015, about 88 percent of 8th-graders and 83 percent of 4th-graders reported that they used a computer at home, while 80 percent of 8th-graders reported using a computer for schoolwork on a weekday. The percentages of students using a computer at home and using a computer for schoolwork varied by student and family characteristics.