Stanly 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 19,747 100.00% 22,223 100.00%
Married Couple 12,451 63.05% 12,953 58.29%
With Children* 5,490 27.80% 5,456 24.55%
Without Children* 6,961 35.25% 7,497 33.74%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,975 10.00% 2,332 10.49%
With Children* 980 4.96% 1,335 6.01%
Without Children* 995 5.04% 997 4.49%
Male Householder, no spouse 541 2.74% 871 3.92%
With Children* 255 1.29% 453 2.04%
Without Children* 286 1.45% 418 1.88%
Non-Family Households 4,780 24.21% 6,067 27.30%
Living Alone 4,396 22.26% 5,391 24.26%
Two or More Persons 384 1.94% 676 3.04%

*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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