Carroll 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 7,964 100.00% 8,486 100.00%
Married Couple 4,949 62.14% 4,833 56.95%
With Children* 2,490 31.27% 2,247 26.48%
Without Children* 2,459 30.88% 2,586 30.47%
Female Householder, no spouse 499 6.27% 581 6.85%
With Children* 291 3.65% 401 4.73%
Without Children* 208 2.61% 180 2.12%
Male Householder, no spouse 178 2.24% 255 3.00%
With Children* 76 0.95% 146 1.72%
Without Children* 102 1.28% 109 1.28%
Non-Family Households 2,338 29.36% 2,817 33.20%
Living Alone 2,150 27.00% 2,513 29.61%
Two or More Persons 188 2.36% 304 3.58%

*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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