Jefferson 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 37,851 100.00% 40,068 100.00%
Married Couple 23,155 61.17% 22,284 55.62%
With Children* 12,343 32.61% 10,984 27.41%
Without Children* 10,812 28.56% 11,300 28.20%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,680 9.72% 4,152 10.36%
With Children* 2,238 5.91% 2,815 7.03%
Without Children* 1,442 3.81% 1,337 3.34%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,328 3.51% 1,706 4.26%
With Children* 734 1.94% 1,095 2.73%
Without Children* 594 1.57% 611 1.52%
Non-Family Households 9,688 25.60% 11,926 29.76%
Living Alone 8,005 21.15% 9,775 24.40%
Two or More Persons 1,683 4.45% 2,151 5.37%

*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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