Cook 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 4,825 100.00% 5,882 100.00%
Married Couple 2,789 57.80% 3,138 53.35%
With Children* 1,321 27.38% 1,400 23.80%
Without Children* 1,468 30.42% 1,738 29.55%
Female Householder, no spouse 649 13.45% 900 15.30%
With Children* 328 6.80% 522 8.87%
Without Children* 321 6.65% 378 6.43%
Male Householder, no spouse 169 3.50% 242 4.11%
With Children* 81 1.68% 125 2.13%
Without Children* 88 1.82% 117 1.99%
Non-Family Households 1,218 25.24% 1,602 27.24%
Living Alone 1,116 23.13% 1,409 23.95%
Two or More Persons 102 2.11% 193 3.28%

*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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