Peach 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 7,142 100.00% 8,436 100.00%
Married Couple 3,844 53.82% 3,961 46.95%
With Children* 1,763 24.68% 1,696 20.10%
Without Children* 2,081 29.14% 2,265 26.85%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,385 19.39% 1,652 19.58%
With Children* 815 11.41% 979 11.61%
Without Children* 570 7.98% 673 7.98%
Male Householder, no spouse 236 3.30% 389 4.61%
With Children* 94 1.32% 160 1.90%
Without Children* 142 1.99% 229 2.71%
Non-Family Households 1,677 23.48% 2,434 28.85%
Living Alone 1,428 19.99% 1,906 22.59%
Two or More Persons 249 3.49% 528 6.26%

*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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