Providence-Fall River-Warwick, MA-RI

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 345,290 100.00% 373,196 100.00%
Married Couple 184,150 53.33% 179,192 48.02%
With Children* 80,651 23.36% 78,412 21.01%
Without Children* 103,499 29.97% 100,780 27.00%
Female Householder, no spouse 41,012 11.88% 48,987 13.13%
With Children* 21,783 6.31% 29,525 7.91%
Without Children* 19,229 5.57% 19,462 5.21%
Male Householder, no spouse 11,390 3.30% 14,987 4.02%
With Children* 3,889 1.13% 6,859 1.84%
Without Children* 7,501 2.17% 8,128 2.18%
Non-Family Households 108,738 31.49% 130,030 34.84%
Living Alone 90,807 26.30% 106,157 28.45%
Two or More Persons 17,931 5.19% 23,873 6.40%

*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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