Lake of the Woods 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 1,576 100.00% 1,903 100.00%
Married Couple 1,030 65.36% 1,093 57.44%
With Children* 458 29.06% 448 23.54%
Without Children* 572 36.29% 645 33.89%
Female Householder, no spouse 93 5.90% 101 5.31%
With Children* 53 3.36% 62 3.26%
Without Children* 40 2.54% 39 2.05%
Male Householder, no spouse 46 2.92% 73 3.84%
With Children* 23 1.46% 46 2.42%
Without Children* 23 1.46% 27 1.42%
Non-Family Households 407 25.82% 636 33.42%
Living Alone 369 23.41% 565 29.69%
Two or More Persons 38 2.41% 71 3.73%

*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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