Burke 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 1,252 100.00% 1,013 100.00%
Married Couple 765 61.10% 590 58.24%
With Children* 297 23.72% 190 18.76%
Without Children* 468 37.38% 400 39.49%
Female Householder, no spouse 54 4.31% 54 5.33%
With Children* 26 2.08% 29 2.86%
Without Children* 28 2.24% 25 2.47%
Male Householder, no spouse 44 3.51% 37 3.65%
With Children* 17 1.36% 14 1.38%
Without Children* 27 2.16% 23 2.27%
Non-Family Households 389 31.07% 332 32.77%
Living Alone 369 29.47% 320 31.59%
Two or More Persons 20 1.60% 12 1.18%

*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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