Monona 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 4,098 100.00% 4,211 100.00%
Married Couple 2,435 59.42% 2,296 54.52%
With Children* 963 23.50% 872 20.71%
Without Children* 1,472 35.92% 1,424 33.82%
Female Householder, no spouse 271 6.61% 298 7.08%
With Children* 151 3.68% 162 3.85%
Without Children* 120 2.93% 136 3.23%
Male Householder, no spouse 113 2.76% 144 3.42%
With Children* 57 1.39% 90 2.14%
Without Children* 56 1.37% 54 1.28%
Non-Family Households 1,279 31.21% 1,473 34.98%
Living Alone 1,176 28.70% 1,306 31.01%
Two or More Persons 103 2.51% 167 3.97%

*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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