Johnston 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 31,566 100.00% 46,595 100.00%
Married Couple 18,566 58.82% 26,916 57.77%
With Children* 8,477 26.85% 12,535 26.90%
Without Children* 10,089 31.96% 14,381 30.86%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,634 11.51% 4,918 10.55%
With Children* 1,960 6.21% 3,036 6.52%
Without Children* 1,674 5.30% 1,882 4.04%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,017 3.22% 1,858 3.99%
With Children* 462 1.46% 925 1.99%
Without Children* 555 1.76% 933 2.00%
Non-Family Households 8,349 26.45% 12,903 27.69%
Living Alone 7,441 23.57% 10,775 23.12%
Two or More Persons 908 2.88% 2,128 4.57%

*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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