Oconee 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 6,156 100.00% 9,051 100.00%
Married Couple 4,253 69.09% 6,228 68.81%
With Children* 2,267 36.83% 3,353 37.05%
Without Children* 1,986 32.26% 2,875 31.76%
Female Householder, no spouse 555 9.02% 847 9.36%
With Children* 321 5.21% 554 6.12%
Without Children* 234 3.80% 293 3.24%
Male Householder, no spouse 152 2.47% 251 2.77%
With Children* 67 1.09% 136 1.50%
Without Children* 85 1.38% 115 1.27%
Non-Family Households 1,196 19.43% 1,725 19.06%
Living Alone 987 16.03% 1,399 15.46%
Two or More Persons 209 3.40% 326 3.60%

*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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