Maui 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 33,145 100.00% 43,507 100.00%
Married Couple 18,629 56.20% 22,154 50.92%
With Children* 9,000 27.15% 10,171 23.38%
Without Children* 9,629 29.05% 11,983 27.54%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,271 9.87% 5,200 11.95%
With Children* 1,806 5.45% 2,864 6.58%
Without Children* 1,465 4.42% 2,336 5.37%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,637 4.94% 2,545 5.85%
With Children* 742 2.24% 1,326 3.05%
Without Children* 895 2.70% 1,219 2.80%
Non-Family Households 9,608 28.99% 13,608 31.28%
Living Alone 6,566 19.81% 9,538 21.92%
Two or More Persons 3,042 9.18% 4,070 9.35%

*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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