Union 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 5,173 100.00% 5,242 100.00%
Married Couple 2,934 56.72% 2,784 53.11%
With Children* 1,256 24.28% 1,050 20.03%
Without Children* 1,678 32.44% 1,734 33.08%
Female Householder, no spouse 440 8.51% 420 8.01%
With Children* 319 6.17% 293 5.59%
Without Children* 121 2.34% 127 2.42%
Male Householder, no spouse 128 2.47% 150 2.86%
With Children* 68 1.31% 100 1.91%
Without Children* 60 1.16% 50 0.95%
Non-Family Households 1,671 32.30% 1,888 36.02%
Living Alone 1,494 28.88% 1,640 31.29%
Two or More Persons 177 3.42% 248 4.73%

*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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