Carteret 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 21,238 100.00% 25,204 100.00%
Married Couple 12,681 59.71% 14,116 56.01%
With Children* 5,030 23.68% 4,805 19.06%
Without Children* 7,651 36.03% 9,311 36.94%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,021 9.52% 2,407 9.55%
With Children* 1,160 5.46% 1,414 5.61%
Without Children* 861 4.05% 993 3.94%
Male Householder, no spouse 574 2.70% 853 3.38%
With Children* 271 1.28% 450 1.79%
Without Children* 303 1.43% 403 1.60%
Non-Family Households 5,962 28.07% 7,828 31.06%
Living Alone 5,081 23.92% 6,582 26.11%
Two or More Persons 881 4.15% 1,246 4.94%

*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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