Hennepin 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 419,060 100.00% 456,129 100.00%
Married Couple 203,656 48.60% 206,487 45.27%
With Children* 92,224 22.01% 95,469 20.93%
Without Children* 111,432 26.59% 111,018 24.34%
Female Householder, no spouse 41,983 10.02% 44,992 9.86%
With Children* 25,673 6.13% 28,322 6.21%
Without Children* 16,310 3.89% 16,670 3.65%
Male Householder, no spouse 11,708 2.79% 15,824 3.47%
With Children* 4,797 1.14% 7,471 1.64%
Without Children* 6,911 1.65% 8,353 1.83%
Non-Family Households 161,713 38.59% 188,826 41.40%
Living Alone 121,665 29.03% 145,086 31.81%
Two or More Persons 40,048 9.56% 43,740 9.59%

*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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