Liberty 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 15,136 100.00% 19,383 100.00%
Married Couple 10,183 67.28% 11,554 59.61%
With Children* 6,460 42.68% 7,146 36.87%
Without Children* 3,723 24.60% 4,408 22.74%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,833 12.11% 2,873 14.82%
With Children* 1,370 9.05% 2,151 11.10%
Without Children* 463 3.06% 722 3.72%
Male Householder, no spouse 388 2.56% 718 3.70%
With Children* 231 1.53% 485 2.50%
Without Children* 157 1.04% 233 1.20%
Non-Family Households 2,732 18.05% 4,238 21.86%
Living Alone 2,233 14.75% 3,219 16.61%
Two or More Persons 499 3.30% 1,019 5.26%

*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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