Ulster 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 60,807 100.00% 67,499 100.00%
Married Couple 33,839 55.65% 33,185 49.16%
With Children* 15,402 25.33% 14,702 21.78%
Without Children* 18,437 30.32% 18,483 27.38%
Female Householder, no spouse 6,186 10.17% 7,356 10.90%
With Children* 3,250 5.34% 4,416 6.54%
Without Children* 2,936 4.83% 2,940 4.36%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,188 3.60% 3,022 4.48%
With Children* 983 1.62% 1,628 2.41%
Without Children* 1,205 1.98% 1,394 2.07%
Non-Family Households 18,594 30.58% 23,936 35.46%
Living Alone 14,799 24.34% 18,832 27.90%
Two or More Persons 3,795 6.24% 5,104 7.56%

*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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