North Slope Borough

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 1,673 100.00% 2,109 100.00%
Married Couple 781 46.68% 914 43.34%
With Children* 528 31.56% 623 29.54%
Without Children* 253 15.12% 291 13.80%
Female Householder, no spouse 247 14.76% 387 18.35%
With Children* 157 9.38% 252 11.95%
Without Children* 90 5.38% 135 6.40%
Male Householder, no spouse 181 10.82% 223 10.57%
With Children* 105 6.28% 139 6.59%
Without Children* 76 4.54% 84 3.98%
Non-Family Households 464 27.73% 585 27.74%
Living Alone 348 20.80% 452 21.43%
Two or More Persons 116 6.93% 133 6.31%

*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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