Monroe 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 46,508 100.00% 53,772 100.00%
Married Couple 29,881 64.25% 32,241 59.96%
With Children* 14,989 32.23% 14,902 27.71%
Without Children* 14,892 32.02% 17,339 32.25%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,808 10.34% 5,426 10.09%
With Children* 2,900 6.24% 3,190 5.93%
Without Children* 1,908 4.10% 2,236 4.16%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,515 3.26% 2,266 4.21%
With Children* 737 1.58% 1,257 2.34%
Without Children* 778 1.67% 1,009 1.88%
Non-Family Households 10,304 22.16% 13,839 25.74%
Living Alone 8,767 18.85% 11,665 21.69%
Two or More Persons 1,537 3.30% 2,174 4.04%

*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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