Mecklenburg 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 200,219 100.00% 273,416 100.00%
Married Couple 103,211 51.55% 130,511 47.73%
With Children* 47,432 23.69% 62,375 22.81%
Without Children* 55,779 27.86% 68,136 24.92%
Female Householder, no spouse 25,013 12.49% 33,926 12.41%
With Children* 13,803 6.89% 20,689 7.57%
Without Children* 11,210 5.60% 13,237 4.84%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,137 3.07% 10,626 3.89%
With Children* 2,463 1.23% 4,646 1.70%
Without Children* 3,674 1.83% 5,980 2.19%
Non-Family Households 65,858 32.89% 98,353 35.97%
Living Alone 52,037 25.99% 75,417 27.58%
Two or More Persons 13,821 6.90% 22,936 8.39%

*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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