Chatham 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 81,111 100.00% 89,865 100.00%
Married Couple 40,929 50.46% 40,603 45.18%
With Children* 18,320 22.59% 16,813 18.71%
Without Children* 22,609 27.87% 23,790 26.47%
Female Householder, no spouse 12,997 16.02% 15,276 17.00%
With Children* 7,428 9.16% 8,860 9.86%
Without Children* 5,569 6.87% 6,416 7.14%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,634 3.25% 3,552 3.95%
With Children* 1,053 1.30% 1,660 1.85%
Without Children* 1,581 1.95% 1,892 2.11%
Non-Family Households 24,551 30.27% 30,434 33.87%
Living Alone 21,036 25.93% 24,396 27.15%
Two or More Persons 3,515 4.33% 6,038 6.72%

*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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