Currituck 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 5,038 100.00% 6,902 100.00%
Married Couple 3,272 64.95% 4,255 61.65%
With Children* 1,439 28.56% 1,777 25.75%
Without Children* 1,833 36.38% 2,478 35.90%
Female Householder, no spouse 407 8.08% 638 9.24%
With Children* 213 4.23% 367 5.32%
Without Children* 194 3.85% 271 3.93%
Male Householder, no spouse 175 3.47% 310 4.49%
With Children* 86 1.71% 172 2.49%
Without Children* 89 1.77% 138 2.00%
Non-Family Households 1,184 23.50% 1,699 24.62%
Living Alone 984 19.53% 1,342 19.44%
Two or More Persons 200 3.97% 357 5.17%

*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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