Jay 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 8,161 100.00% 8,405 100.00%
Married Couple 5,135 62.92% 4,946 58.85%
With Children* 2,277 27.90% 2,089 24.85%
Without Children* 2,858 35.02% 2,857 33.99%
Female Householder, no spouse 682 8.36% 763 9.08%
With Children* 418 5.12% 442 5.26%
Without Children* 264 3.23% 321 3.82%
Male Householder, no spouse 218 2.67% 307 3.65%
With Children* 115 1.41% 180 2.14%
Without Children* 103 1.26% 127 1.51%
Non-Family Households 2,126 26.05% 2,389 28.42%
Living Alone 1,932 23.67% 2,087 24.83%
Two or More Persons 194 2.38% 302 3.59%

*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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