Nassau 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 431,515 100.00% 447,387 100.00%
Married Couple 286,638 66.43% 282,126 63.06%
With Children* 122,048 28.28% 133,930 29.94%
Without Children* 164,590 38.14% 148,196 33.12%
Female Householder, no spouse 43,950 10.19% 48,942 10.94%
With Children* 14,783 3.43% 19,059 4.26%
Without Children* 29,167 6.76% 29,883 6.68%
Male Householder, no spouse 13,914 3.22% 15,958 3.57%
With Children* 3,240 0.75% 4,815 1.08%
Without Children* 10,674 2.47% 11,143 2.49%
Non-Family Households 87,013 20.16% 100,361 22.43%
Living Alone 73,804 17.10% 84,280 18.84%
Two or More Persons 13,209 3.06% 16,081 3.59%

*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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