Dallas County

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 17,033 100.00% 17,841 100.00%
Married Couple 7,770 45.62% 7,214 40.43%
With Children* 3,631 21.32% 3,015 16.90%
Without Children* 4,139 24.30% 4,199 23.54%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,038 23.71% 4,526 25.37%
With Children* 2,370 13.91% 2,637 14.78%
Without Children* 1,668 9.79% 1,889 10.59%
Male Householder, no spouse 594 3.49% 754 4.23%
With Children* 216 1.27% 321 1.80%
Without Children* 378 2.22% 433 2.43%
Non-Family Households 4,631 27.19% 5,347 29.97%
Living Alone 4,322 25.37% 4,952 27.76%
Two or More Persons 309 1.81% 395 2.21%

*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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