Marshall 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 10,077 100.00% 12,163 100.00%
Married Couple 5,540 54.98% 6,038 49.64%
With Children* 2,685 26.64% 2,527 20.78%
Without Children* 2,855 28.33% 3,511 28.87%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,806 17.92% 2,440 20.06%
With Children* 1,008 10.00% 1,339 11.01%
Without Children* 798 7.92% 1,101 9.05%
Male Householder, no spouse 444 4.41% 637 5.24%
With Children* 181 1.80% 305 2.51%
Without Children* 263 2.61% 332 2.73%
Non-Family Households 2,287 22.70% 3,048 25.06%
Living Alone 2,091 20.75% 2,673 21.98%
Two or More Persons 196 1.95% 375 3.08%

*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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