Coffee 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 10,541 100.00% 13,354 100.00%
Married Couple 6,025 57.16% 7,146 53.51%
With Children* 3,039 28.83% 3,458 25.89%
Without Children* 2,986 28.33% 3,688 27.62%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,614 15.31% 2,036 15.25%
With Children* 978 9.28% 1,201 8.99%
Without Children* 636 6.03% 835 6.25%
Male Householder, no spouse 342 3.24% 609 4.56%
With Children* 163 1.55% 316 2.37%
Without Children* 179 1.70% 293 2.19%
Non-Family Households 2,560 24.29% 3,563 26.68%
Living Alone 2,319 22.00% 3,018 22.60%
Two or More Persons 241 2.29% 545 4.08%

*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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