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Tensas Parish

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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 2,515 100.00% 2,416 100.00%
Married Couple 1,198 47.63% 1,041 43.09%
With Children* 547 21.75% 410 16.97%
Without Children* 651 25.88% 631 26.12%
Female Householder, no spouse 517 20.56% 488 20.20%
With Children* 289 11.49% 255 10.55%
Without Children* 228 9.07% 233 9.64%
Male Householder, no spouse 116 4.61% 106 4.39%
With Children* 49 1.95% 60 2.48%
Without Children* 67 2.66% 46 1.90%
Non-Family Households 684 27.20% 781 32.33%
Living Alone 634 25.21% 708 29.30%
Two or More Persons 50 1.99% 73 3.02%

*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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