Cumberland 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 2,714 100.00% 2,976 100.00%
Married Couple 1,561 57.52% 1,576 52.96%
With Children* 649 23.91% 636 21.37%
Without Children* 912 33.60% 940 31.59%
Female Householder, no spouse 345 12.71% 332 11.16%
With Children* 151 5.56% 173 5.81%
Without Children* 194 7.15% 159 5.34%
Male Householder, no spouse 107 3.94% 132 4.44%
With Children* 35 1.29% 66 2.22%
Without Children* 72 2.65% 66 2.22%
Non-Family Households 701 25.83% 936 31.45%
Living Alone 651 23.99% 859 28.86%
Two or More Persons 50 1.84% 77 2.59%

*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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