Washington 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 3,257 100.00% 3,762 100.00%
Married Couple 2,046 62.82% 2,284 60.71%
With Children* 851 26.13% 977 25.97%
Without Children* 1,195 36.69% 1,307 34.74%
Female Householder, no spouse 228 7.00% 310 8.24%
With Children* 150 4.61% 184 4.89%
Without Children* 78 2.39% 126 3.35%
Male Householder, no spouse 93 2.86% 143 3.80%
With Children* 45 1.38% 71 1.89%
Without Children* 48 1.47% 72 1.91%
Non-Family Households 890 27.33% 1,025 27.25%
Living Alone 800 24.56% 883 23.47%
Two or More Persons 90 2.76% 142 3.77%

*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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