McKinley 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 16,588 100.00% 21,476 100.00%
Married Couple 8,854 53.38% 10,239 47.68%
With Children* 5,648 34.05% 6,127 28.53%
Without Children* 3,206 19.33% 4,112 19.15%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,336 20.11% 4,866 22.66%
With Children* 1,987 11.98% 2,810 13.08%
Without Children* 1,349 8.13% 2,056 9.57%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,174 7.08% 1,574 7.33%
With Children* 775 4.67% 947 4.41%
Without Children* 399 2.41% 627 2.92%
Non-Family Households 3,224 19.44% 4,797 22.34%
Living Alone 2,828 17.05% 4,184 19.48%
Two or More Persons 396 2.39% 613 2.85%

*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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