Lincoln 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 13,669 100.00% 15,235 100.00%
Married Couple 6,755 49.42% 6,774 44.46%
With Children* 3,254 23.81% 2,903 19.05%
Without Children* 3,501 25.61% 3,871 25.41%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,869 13.67% 2,335 15.33%
With Children* 1,110 8.12% 1,416 9.29%
Without Children* 759 5.55% 919 6.03%
Male Householder, no spouse 395 2.89% 577 3.79%
With Children* 130 0.95% 258 1.69%
Without Children* 265 1.94% 319 2.09%
Non-Family Households 4,650 34.02% 5,549 36.42%
Living Alone 3,569 26.11% 4,115 27.01%
Two or More Persons 1,081 7.91% 1,434 9.41%

*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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