West Carroll 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 4,394 100.00% 4,458 100.00%
Married Couple 2,715 61.79% 2,576 57.78%
With Children* 1,285 29.24% 1,123 25.19%
Without Children* 1,430 32.54% 1,453 32.59%
Female Householder, no spouse 446 10.15% 548 12.29%
With Children* 234 5.33% 291 6.53%
Without Children* 212 4.82% 257 5.76%
Male Householder, no spouse 142 3.23% 126 2.83%
With Children* 72 1.64% 72 1.62%
Without Children* 70 1.59% 54 1.21%
Non-Family Households 1,091 24.83% 1,208 27.10%
Living Alone 1,047 23.83% 1,107 24.83%
Two or More Persons 44 1.00% 101 2.27%

*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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