Douglas 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 30,138 100.00% 38,486 100.00%
Married Couple 14,237 47.24% 16,590 43.11%
With Children* 6,810 22.60% 7,673 19.94%
Without Children* 7,427 24.64% 8,917 23.17%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,280 7.57% 3,265 8.48%
With Children* 1,474 4.89% 2,170 5.64%
Without Children* 806 2.67% 1,095 2.85%
Male Householder, no spouse 774 2.57% 1,304 3.39%
With Children* 376 1.25% 701 1.82%
Without Children* 398 1.32% 603 1.57%
Non-Family Households 12,847 42.63% 17,327 45.02%
Living Alone 8,123 26.95% 10,980 28.53%
Two or More Persons 4,724 15.67% 6,347 16.49%

*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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