Effingham 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 8,759 100.00% 13,151 100.00%
Married Couple 5,921 67.60% 8,454 64.28%
With Children* 3,262 37.24% 4,437 33.74%
Without Children* 2,659 30.36% 4,017 30.55%
Female Householder, no spouse 928 10.59% 1,459 11.09%
With Children* 556 6.35% 893 6.79%
Without Children* 372 4.25% 566 4.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 300 3.43% 577 4.39%
With Children* 147 1.68% 331 2.52%
Without Children* 153 1.75% 246 1.87%
Non-Family Households 1,610 18.38% 2,661 20.23%
Living Alone 1,422 16.23% 2,225 16.92%
Two or More Persons 188 2.15% 436 3.32%

*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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