Franklin 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 17,385 100.00% 19,907 100.00%
Married Couple 9,537 54.86% 9,695 48.70%
With Children* 4,424 25.45% 4,042 20.30%
Without Children* 5,113 29.41% 5,653 28.40%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,085 11.99% 2,432 12.22%
With Children* 1,201 6.91% 1,453 7.30%
Without Children* 884 5.08% 979 4.92%
Male Householder, no spouse 465 2.67% 712 3.58%
With Children* 223 1.28% 386 1.94%
Without Children* 242 1.39% 326 1.64%
Non-Family Households 5,298 30.47% 7,068 35.51%
Living Alone 4,688 26.97% 6,059 30.44%
Two or More Persons 610 3.51% 1,009 5.07%

*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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