Marshall 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 10,789 100.00% 12,412 100.00%
Married Couple 7,327 67.91% 7,623 61.42%
With Children* 2,969 27.52% 2,834 22.83%
Without Children* 4,358 40.39% 4,789 38.58%
Female Householder, no spouse 744 6.90% 976 7.86%
With Children* 444 4.12% 581 4.68%
Without Children* 300 2.78% 395 3.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 226 2.09% 394 3.17%
With Children* 97 0.90% 209 1.68%
Without Children* 129 1.20% 185 1.49%
Non-Family Households 2,492 23.10% 3,419 27.55%
Living Alone 2,325 21.55% 3,100 24.98%
Two or More Persons 167 1.55% 319 2.57%

*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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