Washington Parish

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 15,475 100.00% 16,467 100.00%
Married Couple 8,454 54.63% 8,113 49.27%
With Children* 3,978 25.71% 3,493 21.21%
Without Children* 4,476 28.92% 4,620 28.06%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,561 16.55% 2,813 17.08%
With Children* 1,455 9.40% 1,540 9.35%
Without Children* 1,106 7.15% 1,273 7.73%
Male Householder, no spouse 501 3.24% 720 4.37%
With Children* 215 1.39% 345 2.10%
Without Children* 286 1.85% 375 2.28%
Non-Family Households 3,959 25.58% 4,821 29.28%
Living Alone 3,697 23.89% 4,380 26.60%
Two or More Persons 262 1.69% 441 2.68%

*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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