Decatur 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 3,207 100.00% 3,337 100.00%
Married Couple 1,898 59.18% 1,812 54.30%
With Children* 792 24.70% 707 21.19%
Without Children* 1,106 34.49% 1,105 33.11%
Female Householder, no spouse 178 5.55% 239 7.16%
With Children* 130 4.05% 173 5.18%
Without Children* 48 1.50% 66 1.98%
Male Householder, no spouse 70 2.18% 99 2.97%
With Children* 34 1.06% 53 1.59%
Without Children* 36 1.12% 46 1.38%
Non-Family Households 1,061 33.08% 1,187 35.57%
Living Alone 956 29.81% 1,010 30.27%
Two or More Persons 105 3.27% 177 5.30%

*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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