Etowah 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 38,675 100.00% 41,615 100.00%
Married Couple 22,956 59.36% 22,543 54.17%
With Children* 10,069 26.03% 8,847 21.26%
Without Children* 12,887 33.32% 13,696 32.91%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,573 11.82% 5,449 13.09%
With Children* 2,333 6.03% 2,948 7.08%
Without Children* 2,240 5.79% 2,501 6.01%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,056 2.73% 1,475 3.54%
With Children* 414 1.07% 632 1.52%
Without Children* 642 1.66% 843 2.03%
Non-Family Households 10,090 26.09% 12,148 29.19%
Living Alone 9,411 24.33% 10,955 26.32%
Two or More Persons 679 1.76% 1,193 2.87%

*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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