Allegan 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 31,709 100.00% 38,165 100.00%
Married Couple 20,719 65.34% 23,438 61.41%
With Children* 10,388 32.76% 11,080 29.03%
Without Children* 10,331 32.58% 12,358 32.38%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,742 8.65% 3,474 9.10%
With Children* 1,783 5.62% 2,260 5.92%
Without Children* 959 3.02% 1,214 3.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 886 2.79% 1,493 3.91%
With Children* 508 1.60% 948 2.48%
Without Children* 378 1.19% 545 1.43%
Non-Family Households 7,362 23.22% 9,760 25.57%
Living Alone 6,131 19.34% 7,919 20.75%
Two or More Persons 1,231 3.88% 1,841 4.82%

*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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