Gallatin 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 19,039 100.00% 26,323 100.00%
Married Couple 10,535 55.33% 13,643 51.83%
With Children* 5,139 26.99% 6,203 23.56%
Without Children* 5,396 28.34% 7,440 28.26%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,302 6.84% 1,736 6.59%
With Children* 968 5.08% 1,182 4.49%
Without Children* 334 1.75% 554 2.10%
Male Householder, no spouse 511 2.68% 817 3.10%
With Children* 259 1.36% 431 1.64%
Without Children* 252 1.32% 386 1.47%
Non-Family Households 6,691 35.14% 10,127 38.47%
Living Alone 4,601 24.17% 6,353 24.13%
Two or More Persons 2,090 10.98% 3,774 14.34%

*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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