Chickasaw 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 6,480 100.00% 7,253 100.00%
Married Couple 3,687 56.90% 3,684 50.79%
With Children* 1,799 27.76% 1,721 23.73%
Without Children* 1,888 29.14% 1,963 27.06%
Female Householder, no spouse 991 15.29% 1,308 18.03%
With Children* 565 8.72% 755 10.41%
Without Children* 426 6.57% 553 7.62%
Male Householder, no spouse 224 3.46% 297 4.09%
With Children* 112 1.73% 159 2.19%
Without Children* 112 1.73% 138 1.90%
Non-Family Households 1,578 24.35% 1,964 27.08%
Living Alone 1,469 22.67% 1,808 24.93%
Two or More Persons 109 1.68% 156 2.15%

*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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