Citrus 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 40,573 100.00% 52,634 100.00%
Married Couple 25,990 64.06% 30,690 58.31%
With Children* 6,394 15.76% 6,884 13.08%
Without Children* 19,596 48.30% 23,806 45.23%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,752 6.78% 4,009 7.62%
With Children* 1,439 3.55% 2,237 4.25%
Without Children* 1,313 3.24% 1,772 3.37%
Male Householder, no spouse 937 2.31% 1,640 3.12%
With Children* 429 1.06% 887 1.69%
Without Children* 508 1.25% 753 1.43%
Non-Family Households 10,894 26.85% 16,295 30.96%
Living Alone 9,387 23.14% 13,726 26.08%
Two or More Persons 1,507 3.71% 2,569 4.88%

*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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