Masa balita adalah masa yang paling hebat dalam tumbuh kembang, dimana terdapat periode transisi dari makanan bayi ke makanan orang. Masih ada 38,9% Balita di Indonesia yang masing mengalami masalah gizi, terutama Balita dengan tinggi badan dan berat badan (pendek – normal) sebesar 23,4% yang berpotensi akan mengalami kegemukan, Tujuan peneltian ini adalah mengetahui hubungan karakteristik ibu dengan status gizi balita di Desa Gaji kecamatan Guntur Kabupaten Demak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey analitik dengan pendekatan waktu crosssectional, Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah semua ibu yang mempunyai Balita usia 0 – 60 bulan sejumlah 80 orang dengan teknik total sampling, instrument yang digunakan adalah kuesioner yang berisi tentang karakteristik dan alat ukur berat badan serta tinggi badan untuk menegetahui status gizi balita.Uji statistic menggunakan chi square.Hasil penelitian terdapat hubungan antara umur ibu dengan status gizi balita (p value = 0,025), tidak terdapat hubungan antara umur ibu dengan status gizi balita (p value = 0,245), terdapat hubungan antara pekerjaan ibu dengan status gizi balita(p value = 0,016), terdapat hubungan antara pendapatan keluarga dengan status gizi balita(p value = 0,000) Kata kunci : umur, pendidikan, pekerjaan, pendapatan, status gizi, balita. CHARACTERISTICS OF PARENTS RELATED TO THE NUTRITION STATUS IN GAJI VILLAGE DEMAK ABSTRACT Childhood is the most intense period of growth and development, where there is a transition period from baby food to people's food. There are still 38.9% of under-five-children in Indonesia who has nutritional problems and 23.4% have potential to become obesity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the characteristics of mothers with nutritional status under-five-children in Gaji Village, Demak District. This research method used analytical survey method with cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study were all mothers who have children aged 0 - 60 months which is 80 people using the total sampling technique. The instrument was a questionnaire containing the characteristics and measuring instruments of weight and height to determine the nutritional status of children. Statistical tests had been done with chi square. The results of the study showed there is a relationship between maternal age and nutritional status of children (p value = 0.025), there is no correlation between maternal age and nutritional status of children (p value = 0.245), there is a relationship between the work of mothers and nutrition status (p value = 0.016) , there is a relationship between family income and nutritional status (p value = 0,000). keywords: age, education, employment, income, nutritional status, under-five-children