Louisiana

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 1,499,269 100.00% 1,656,053 100.00%
Married Couple 803,282 53.58% 809,498 48.88%
With Children* 403,026 26.88% 374,158 22.59%
Without Children* 400,256 26.70% 435,340 26.29%
Female Householder, no spouse 234,129 15.62% 275,075 16.61%
With Children* 138,509 9.24% 161,546 9.75%
Without Children* 95,620 6.38% 113,529 6.86%
Male Householder, no spouse 52,471 3.50% 71,865 4.34%
With Children* 23,701 1.58% 36,349 2.19%
Without Children* 28,770 1.92% 35,516 2.14%
Non-Family Households 409,387 27.31% 499,615 30.17%
Living Alone 356,060 23.75% 419,200 25.31%
Two or More Persons 53,327 3.56% 80,415 4.86%

*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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