Hall 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 34,721 100.00% 47,381 100.00%
Married Couple 21,462 61.81% 28,500 60.15%
With Children* 10,182 29.33% 13,646 28.80%
Without Children* 11,280 32.49% 14,854 31.35%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,852 11.09% 5,102 10.77%
With Children* 2,026 5.84% 2,839 5.99%
Without Children* 1,826 5.26% 2,263 4.78%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,208 3.48% 2,419 5.11%
With Children* 506 1.46% 1,093 2.31%
Without Children* 702 2.02% 1,326 2.80%
Non-Family Households 8,199 23.61% 11,360 23.98%
Living Alone 6,959 20.04% 9,083 19.17%
Two or More Persons 1,240 3.57% 2,277 4.81%

*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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