Newton 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 14,401 100.00% 21,997 100.00%
Married Couple 8,908 61.86% 13,026 59.22%
With Children* 4,291 29.80% 6,018 27.36%
Without Children* 4,617 32.06% 7,008 31.86%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,915 13.30% 3,092 14.06%
With Children* 1,023 7.10% 1,775 8.07%
Without Children* 892 6.19% 1,317 5.99%
Male Householder, no spouse 514 3.57% 995 4.52%
With Children* 234 1.62% 508 2.31%
Without Children* 280 1.94% 487 2.21%
Non-Family Households 3,064 21.28% 4,884 22.20%
Living Alone 2,633 18.28% 4,023 18.29%
Two or More Persons 431 2.99% 861 3.91%

*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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