Coweta 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 18,930 100.00% 31,442 100.00%
Married Couple 11,907 62.90% 19,656 62.52%
With Children* 5,864 30.98% 9,728 30.94%
Without Children* 6,043 31.92% 9,928 31.58%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,482 13.11% 3,842 12.22%
With Children* 1,383 7.31% 2,268 7.21%
Without Children* 1,099 5.81% 1,574 5.01%
Male Householder, no spouse 631 3.33% 1,201 3.82%
With Children* 276 1.46% 563 1.79%
Without Children* 355 1.88% 638 2.03%
Non-Family Households 3,910 20.66% 6,743 21.45%
Living Alone 3,394 17.93% 5,535 17.60%
Two or More Persons 516 2.73% 1,208 3.84%

*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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