Lee 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 140,124 100.00% 188,599 100.00%
Married Couple 84,393 60.23% 104,693 55.51%
With Children* 24,484 17.47% 29,094 15.43%
Without Children* 59,909 42.75% 75,599 40.08%
Female Householder, no spouse 11,423 8.15% 16,327 8.66%
With Children* 6,397 4.57% 9,662 5.12%
Without Children* 5,026 3.59% 6,665 3.53%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,882 2.77% 6,591 3.49%
With Children* 1,795 1.28% 3,484 1.85%
Without Children* 2,087 1.49% 3,107 1.65%
Non-Family Households 40,426 28.85% 60,988 32.34%
Living Alone 32,280 23.04% 48,600 25.77%
Two or More Persons 8,146 5.81% 12,388 6.57%

*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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