DeKalb 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 20,968 100.00% 25,113 100.00%
Married Couple 13,593 64.83% 14,944 59.51%
With Children* 6,356 30.31% 6,458 25.72%
Without Children* 7,237 34.51% 8,486 33.79%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,921 9.16% 2,497 9.94%
With Children* 950 4.53% 1,385 5.52%
Without Children* 971 4.63% 1,112 4.43%
Male Householder, no spouse 580 2.77% 999 3.98%
With Children* 249 1.19% 507 2.02%
Without Children* 331 1.58% 492 1.96%
Non-Family Households 4,874 23.24% 6,673 26.57%
Living Alone 4,571 21.80% 5,977 23.80%
Two or More Persons 303 1.45% 696 2.77%

*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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