Dodge 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 13,445 100.00% 14,433 100.00%
Married Couple 8,158 60.68% 8,060 55.84%
With Children* 3,685 27.41% 3,373 23.37%
Without Children* 4,473 33.27% 4,687 32.47%
Female Householder, no spouse 911 6.78% 1,224 8.48%
With Children* 613 4.56% 823 5.70%
Without Children* 298 2.22% 401 2.78%
Male Householder, no spouse 319 2.37% 466 3.23%
With Children* 175 1.30% 292 2.02%
Without Children* 144 1.07% 174 1.21%
Non-Family Households 4,057 30.17% 4,683 32.45%
Living Alone 3,602 26.79% 3,982 27.59%
Two or More Persons 455 3.38% 701 4.86%

*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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