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Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX

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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE

A household is defined as one or more people living in a residence. A family is more than one person living together, either married or of the same bloodline. The head of a household is one of the people who owns or rents the residence and was indicated first on the Census questionnaire.

The tendency for people to marry at an older age and the number of married people getting divorced may have contributed to the overall drop in married couples. Also, it may more culturally acceptable for people to not get married at all or to have non-traditional relationships.

Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 73,278 100.00% 97,267 100.00%
Married Couple 45,838 62.55% 59,105 60.77%
With Children* 26,696 36.43% 33,038 33.97%
Without Children* 19,142 26.12% 26,067 26.80%
Female Householder, no spouse 11,795 16.10% 16,915 17.39%
With Children* 7,089 9.67% 9,593 9.86%
Without Children* 4,706 6.42% 7,322 7.53%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,545 3.47% 3,924 4.03%
With Children* 1,283 1.75% 1,919 1.97%
Without Children* 1,262 1.72% 2,005 2.06%
Non-Family Households 13,100 17.88% 17,323 17.81%
Living Alone 11,741 16.02% 14,963 15.38%
Two or More Persons 1,359 1.85% 2,360 2.43%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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