Churchill 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 6,666 100.00% 8,912 100.00%
Married Couple 4,048 60.73% 5,144 57.72%
With Children* 1,919 28.79% 2,419 27.14%
Without Children* 2,129 31.94% 2,725 30.58%
Female Householder, no spouse 525 7.88% 926 10.39%
With Children* 355 5.33% 643 7.21%
Without Children* 170 2.55% 283 3.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 218 3.27% 395 4.43%
With Children* 116 1.74% 254 2.85%
Without Children* 102 1.53% 141 1.58%
Non-Family Households 1,875 28.13% 2,447 27.46%
Living Alone 1,535 23.03% 2,001 22.45%
Two or More Persons 340 5.10% 446 5.00%

*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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