Allegany 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 17,011 100.00% 18,009 100.00%
Married Couple 10,231 60.14% 9,761 54.20%
With Children* 4,809 28.27% 4,139 22.98%
Without Children* 5,422 31.87% 5,622 31.22%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,466 8.62% 1,619 8.99%
With Children* 949 5.58% 1,046 5.81%
Without Children* 517 3.04% 573 3.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 621 3.65% 809 4.49%
With Children* 366 2.15% 496 2.75%
Without Children* 255 1.50% 313 1.74%
Non-Family Households 4,693 27.59% 5,820 32.32%
Living Alone 3,943 23.18% 4,691 26.05%
Two or More Persons 750 4.41% 1,129 6.27%

*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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