Franklin County

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 10,778 100.00% 11,806 100.00%
Married Couple 6,303 58.48% 6,186 52.40%
With Children* 2,961 27.47% 2,425 20.54%
Without Children* 3,342 31.01% 3,761 31.86%
Female Householder, no spouse 973 9.03% 1,084 9.18%
With Children* 657 6.10% 738 6.25%
Without Children* 316 2.93% 346 2.93%
Male Householder, no spouse 323 3.00% 478 4.05%
With Children* 190 1.76% 321 2.72%
Without Children* 133 1.23% 157 1.33%
Non-Family Households 3,179 29.50% 4,058 34.37%
Living Alone 2,405 22.31% 3,043 25.78%
Two or More Persons 774 7.18% 1,015 8.60%

*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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