Cheboygan 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 8,201 100.00% 10,835 100.00%
Married Couple 5,098 62.16% 6,284 58.00%
With Children* 2,101 25.62% 2,273 20.98%
Without Children* 2,997 36.54% 4,011 37.02%
Female Householder, no spouse 787 9.60% 930 8.58%
With Children* 508 6.19% 605 5.58%
Without Children* 279 3.40% 325 3.00%
Male Householder, no spouse 238 2.90% 365 3.37%
With Children* 120 1.46% 225 2.08%
Without Children* 118 1.44% 140 1.29%
Non-Family Households 2,078 25.34% 3,256 30.05%
Living Alone 1,812 22.09% 2,794 25.79%
Two or More Persons 266 3.24% 462 4.26%

*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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