Williamson 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 23,120 100.00% 25,358 100.00%
Married Couple 13,380 57.87% 13,531 53.36%
With Children* 5,965 25.80% 5,453 21.50%
Without Children* 7,415 32.07% 8,078 31.86%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,169 9.38% 2,598 10.25%
With Children* 1,255 5.43% 1,564 6.17%
Without Children* 914 3.95% 1,034 4.08%
Male Householder, no spouse 564 2.44% 840 3.31%
With Children* 285 1.23% 452 1.78%
Without Children* 279 1.21% 388 1.53%
Non-Family Households 7,007 30.31% 8,389 33.08%
Living Alone 6,361 27.51% 7,324 28.88%
Two or More Persons 646 2.79% 1,065 4.20%

*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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