Wheatland 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 849 100.00% 853 100.00%
Married Couple 476 56.07% 459 53.81%
With Children* 194 22.85% 174 20.40%
Without Children* 282 33.22% 285 33.41%
Female Householder, no spouse 41 4.83% 42 4.92%
With Children* 25 2.94% 26 3.05%
Without Children* 16 1.88% 16 1.88%
Male Householder, no spouse 33 3.89% 40 4.69%
With Children* 19 2.24% 20 2.34%
Without Children* 14 1.65% 20 2.34%
Non-Family Households 299 35.22% 312 36.58%
Living Alone 279 32.86% 294 34.47%
Two or More Persons 20 2.36% 18 2.11%

*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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