Gwinnett 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 126,971 100.00% 202,317 100.00%
Married Couple 82,398 64.90% 123,729 61.16%
With Children* 46,257 36.43% 69,064 34.14%
Without Children* 36,141 28.46% 54,665 27.02%
Female Householder, no spouse 10,481 8.25% 20,319 10.04%
With Children* 6,332 4.99% 12,661 6.26%
Without Children* 4,149 3.27% 7,658 3.79%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,517 2.77% 8,248 4.08%
With Children* 1,578 1.24% 3,773 1.86%
Without Children* 1,939 1.53% 4,475 2.21%
Non-Family Households 30,575 24.08% 50,021 24.72%
Living Alone 22,501 17.72% 37,230 18.40%
Two or More Persons 8,074 6.36% 12,791 6.32%

*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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