Reno 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 24,239 100.00% 25,498 100.00%
Married Couple 14,390 59.37% 14,244 55.86%
With Children* 6,240 25.74% 5,718 22.43%
Without Children* 8,150 33.62% 8,526 33.44%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,025 8.35% 2,209 8.66%
With Children* 1,352 5.58% 1,462 5.73%
Without Children* 673 2.78% 747 2.93%
Male Householder, no spouse 596 2.46% 856 3.36%
With Children* 328 1.35% 542 2.13%
Without Children* 268 1.11% 314 1.23%
Non-Family Households 7,228 29.82% 8,189 32.12%
Living Alone 6,469 26.69% 7,116 27.91%
Two or More Persons 759 3.13% 1,073 4.21%

*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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