Wayne 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 2,953 100.00% 2,821 100.00%
Married Couple 1,865 63.16% 1,641 58.17%
With Children* 673 22.79% 590 20.91%
Without Children* 1,192 40.37% 1,051 37.26%
Female Householder, no spouse 139 4.71% 181 6.42%
With Children* 85 2.88% 123 4.36%
Without Children* 54 1.83% 58 2.06%
Male Householder, no spouse 58 1.96% 97 3.44%
With Children* 32 1.08% 56 1.99%
Without Children* 26 0.88% 41 1.45%
Non-Family Households 891 30.17% 902 31.97%
Living Alone 842 28.51% 841 29.81%
Two or More Persons 49 1.66% 61 2.16%

*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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