Alexander 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 4,234 100.00% 3,808 100.00%
Married Couple 1,973 46.60% 1,681 44.14%
With Children* 820 19.37% 651 17.10%
Without Children* 1,153 27.23% 1,030 27.05%
Female Householder, no spouse 763 18.02% 665 17.46%
With Children* 508 12.00% 425 11.16%
Without Children* 255 6.02% 240 6.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 134 3.16% 129 3.39%
With Children* 63 1.49% 68 1.79%
Without Children* 71 1.68% 61 1.60%
Non-Family Households 1,364 32.22% 1,333 35.01%
Living Alone 1,264 29.85% 1,230 32.30%
Two or More Persons 100 2.36% 103 2.70%

*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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