Grant 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 1,374 100.00% 1,195 100.00%
Married Couple 913 66.45% 726 60.75%
With Children* 410 29.84% 265 22.18%
Without Children* 503 36.61% 461 38.58%
Female Householder, no spouse 49 3.57% 46 3.85%
With Children* 17 1.24% 26 2.18%
Without Children* 32 2.33% 20 1.67%
Male Householder, no spouse 38 2.77% 29 2.43%
With Children* 13 0.95% 9 0.75%
Without Children* 25 1.82% 20 1.67%
Non-Family Households 374 27.22% 394 32.97%
Living Alone 363 26.42% 380 31.80%
Two or More Persons 11 0.80% 14 1.17%

*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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