Bartow 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 20,091 100.00% 27,176 100.00%
Married Couple 12,828 63.85% 16,829 61.93%
With Children* 6,440 32.05% 8,073 29.71%
Without Children* 6,388 31.80% 8,756 32.22%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,149 10.70% 3,007 11.06%
With Children* 1,101 5.48% 1,693 6.23%
Without Children* 1,048 5.22% 1,314 4.84%
Male Householder, no spouse 688 3.42% 1,192 4.39%
With Children* 322 1.60% 623 2.29%
Without Children* 366 1.82% 569 2.09%
Non-Family Households 4,426 22.03% 6,148 22.62%
Living Alone 3,861 19.22% 5,070 18.66%
Two or More Persons 565 2.81% 1,078 3.97%

*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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