Hawaii

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 356,267 100.00% 403,240 100.00%
Married Couple 210,468 59.08% 216,077 53.59%
With Children* 101,172 28.40% 96,758 24.00%
Without Children* 109,296 30.68% 119,319 29.59%
Female Householder, no spouse 37,409 10.50% 49,923 12.38%
With Children* 18,143 5.09% 23,619 5.86%
Without Children* 19,266 5.41% 26,304 6.52%
Male Householder, no spouse 15,579 4.37% 21,068 5.22%
With Children* 5,969 1.68% 8,945 2.22%
Without Children* 9,610 2.70% 12,123 3.01%
Non-Family Households 92,811 26.05% 116,172 28.81%
Living Alone 68,985 19.36% 88,153 21.86%
Two or More Persons 23,826 6.69% 28,019 6.95%

*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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