Hillsborough 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 124,567 100.00% 144,455 100.00%
Married Couple 73,455 58.97% 79,432 54.99%
With Children* 37,005 29.71% 38,868 26.91%
Without Children* 36,450 29.26% 40,564 28.08%
Female Householder, no spouse 11,026 8.85% 13,727 9.50%
With Children* 6,306 5.06% 8,660 5.99%
Without Children* 4,720 3.79% 5,067 3.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,992 3.20% 5,696 3.94%
With Children* 1,810 1.45% 3,236 2.24%
Without Children* 2,182 1.75% 2,460 1.70%
Non-Family Households 36,094 28.98% 45,600 31.57%
Living Alone 27,495 22.07% 35,166 24.34%
Two or More Persons 8,599 6.90% 10,434 7.22%

*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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