Carson City

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 15,895 100.00% 20,171 100.00%
Married Couple 8,533 53.68% 10,080 49.97%
With Children* 3,406 21.43% 4,088 20.27%
Without Children* 5,127 32.26% 5,992 29.71%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,523 9.58% 2,217 10.99%
With Children* 927 5.83% 1,348 6.68%
Without Children* 596 3.75% 869 4.31%
Male Householder, no spouse 564 3.55% 959 4.75%
With Children* 324 2.04% 579 2.87%
Without Children* 240 1.51% 380 1.88%
Non-Family Households 5,275 33.19% 6,915 34.28%
Living Alone 4,324 27.20% 5,609 27.81%
Two or More Persons 951 5.98% 1,306 6.47%

*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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