Hawaii 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 41,461 100.00% 52,985 100.00%
Married Couple 23,436 56.53% 26,828 50.63%
With Children* 11,111 26.80% 11,302 21.33%
Without Children* 12,325 29.73% 15,526 29.30%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,760 11.48% 7,000 13.21%
With Children* 3,024 7.29% 4,095 7.73%
Without Children* 1,736 4.19% 2,905 5.48%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,039 4.92% 3,075 5.80%
With Children* 986 2.38% 1,675 3.16%
Without Children* 1,053 2.54% 1,400 2.64%
Non-Family Households 11,226 27.08% 16,082 30.35%
Living Alone 8,542 20.60% 12,240 23.10%
Two or More Persons 2,684 6.47% 3,842 7.25%

*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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