Burleigh 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 22,684 100.00% 27,670 100.00%
Married Couple 13,324 58.74% 14,954 54.04%
With Children* 6,930 30.55% 6,941 25.08%
Without Children* 6,394 28.19% 8,013 28.96%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,004 8.83% 2,415 8.73%
With Children* 1,385 6.11% 1,620 5.85%
Without Children* 619 2.73% 795 2.87%
Male Householder, no spouse 481 2.12% 829 3.00%
With Children* 233 1.03% 460 1.66%
Without Children* 248 1.09% 369 1.33%
Non-Family Households 6,875 30.31% 9,472 34.23%
Living Alone 5,763 25.41% 7,774 28.10%
Two or More Persons 1,112 4.90% 1,698 6.14%

*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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