Webster 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 3,826 100.00% 3,905 100.00%
Married Couple 2,186 57.14% 2,193 56.16%
With Children* 966 25.25% 967 24.76%
Without Children* 1,220 31.89% 1,226 31.40%
Female Householder, no spouse 507 13.25% 512 13.11%
With Children* 274 7.16% 283 7.25%
Without Children* 233 6.09% 229 5.86%
Male Householder, no spouse 121 3.16% 172 4.40%
With Children* 48 1.25% 75 1.92%
Without Children* 73 1.91% 97 2.48%
Non-Family Households 1,012 26.45% 1,028 26.33%
Living Alone 975 25.48% 937 23.99%
Two or More Persons 37 0.97% 91 2.33%

*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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