Gooding 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 4,320 100.00% 5,046 100.00%
Married Couple 2,728 63.15% 3,123 61.89%
With Children* 1,212 28.06% 1,473 29.19%
Without Children* 1,516 35.09% 1,650 32.70%
Female Householder, no spouse 286 6.62% 386 7.65%
With Children* 197 4.56% 237 4.70%
Without Children* 89 2.06% 149 2.95%
Male Householder, no spouse 114 2.64% 210 4.16%
With Children* 59 1.37% 112 2.22%
Without Children* 55 1.27% 98 1.94%
Non-Family Households 1,192 27.59% 1,327 26.30%
Living Alone 1,066 24.68% 1,109 21.98%
Two or More Persons 126 2.92% 218 4.32%

*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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