Cass 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 40,281 100.00% 51,315 100.00%
Married Couple 21,267 52.80% 24,251 47.26%
With Children* 10,958 27.20% 11,745 22.89%
Without Children* 10,309 25.59% 12,506 24.37%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,990 7.42% 3,920 7.64%
With Children* 1,994 4.95% 2,696 5.25%
Without Children* 996 2.47% 1,224 2.39%
Male Householder, no spouse 962 2.39% 1,654 3.22%
With Children* 395 0.98% 882 1.72%
Without Children* 567 1.41% 772 1.50%
Non-Family Households 15,062 37.39% 21,490 41.88%
Living Alone 11,347 28.17% 16,026 31.23%
Two or More Persons 3,715 9.22% 5,464 10.65%

*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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