Crawford 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 6,397 100.00% 6,441 100.00%
Married Couple 3,909 61.11% 3,768 58.50%
With Children* 1,792 28.01% 1,586 24.62%
Without Children* 2,117 33.09% 2,182 33.88%
Female Householder, no spouse 395 6.17% 448 6.96%
With Children* 254 3.97% 308 4.78%
Without Children* 141 2.20% 140 2.17%
Male Householder, no spouse 182 2.85% 272 4.22%
With Children* 91 1.42% 143 2.22%
Without Children* 91 1.42% 129 2.00%
Non-Family Households 1,911 29.87% 1,953 30.32%
Living Alone 1,739 27.18% 1,687 26.19%
Two or More Persons 172 2.69% 266 4.13%

*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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