Cumberland 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 91,500 100.00% 107,358 100.00%
Married Couple 54,433 59.49% 56,740 52.85%
With Children* 29,460 32.20% 28,967 26.98%
Without Children* 24,973 27.29% 27,773 25.87%
Female Householder, no spouse 12,883 14.08% 16,688 15.54%
With Children* 8,244 9.01% 10,846 10.10%
Without Children* 4,639 5.07% 5,842 5.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,650 2.90% 4,228 3.94%
With Children* 1,316 1.44% 2,493 2.32%
Without Children* 1,334 1.46% 1,735 1.62%
Non-Family Households 21,534 23.53% 29,702 27.67%
Living Alone 17,718 19.36% 24,050 22.40%
Two or More Persons 3,816 4.17% 5,652 5.26%

*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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