Towner 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 1,433 100.00% 1,218 100.00%
Married Couple 841 58.69% 693 56.90%
With Children* 370 25.82% 275 22.58%
Without Children* 471 32.87% 418 34.32%
Female Householder, no spouse 82 5.72% 56 4.60%
With Children* 41 2.86% 37 3.04%
Without Children* 41 2.86% 19 1.56%
Male Householder, no spouse 48 3.35% 37 3.04%
With Children* 13 0.91% 21 1.72%
Without Children* 35 2.44% 16 1.31%
Non-Family Households 462 32.24% 432 35.47%
Living Alone 439 30.64% 409 33.58%
Two or More Persons 23 1.61% 23 1.89%

*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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