Lafourche 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 28,835 100.00% 32,057 100.00%
Married Couple 18,451 63.99% 18,945 59.10%
With Children* 9,895 34.32% 9,035 28.18%
Without Children* 8,556 29.67% 9,910 30.91%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,401 11.79% 3,981 12.42%
With Children* 2,050 7.11% 2,320 7.24%
Without Children* 1,351 4.69% 1,661 5.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,008 3.50% 1,370 4.27%
With Children* 474 1.64% 768 2.40%
Without Children* 534 1.85% 602 1.88%
Non-Family Households 5,975 20.72% 7,761 24.21%
Living Alone 4,979 17.27% 6,277 19.58%
Two or More Persons 996 3.45% 1,484 4.63%

*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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