Hardin 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 29,358 100.00% 34,497 100.00%
Married Couple 19,424 66.16% 19,942 57.81%
With Children* 10,609 36.14% 9,684 28.07%
Without Children* 8,815 30.03% 10,258 29.74%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,993 10.19% 4,113 11.92%
With Children* 1,979 6.74% 2,767 8.02%
Without Children* 1,014 3.45% 1,346 3.90%
Male Householder, no spouse 724 2.47% 1,292 3.75%
With Children* 424 1.44% 797 2.31%
Without Children* 300 1.02% 495 1.43%
Non-Family Households 6,217 21.18% 9,150 26.52%
Living Alone 5,467 18.62% 7,862 22.79%
Two or More Persons 750 2.55% 1,288 3.73%

*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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