Marion 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 23,484 100.00% 24,578 100.00%
Married Couple 14,136 60.19% 13,401 54.52%
With Children* 6,680 28.44% 5,520 22.46%
Without Children* 7,456 31.75% 7,881 32.07%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,513 10.70% 2,805 11.41%
With Children* 1,535 6.54% 1,746 7.10%
Without Children* 978 4.16% 1,059 4.31%
Male Householder, no spouse 705 3.00% 1,046 4.26%
With Children* 369 1.57% 662 2.69%
Without Children* 336 1.43% 384 1.56%
Non-Family Households 6,130 26.10% 7,326 29.81%
Living Alone 5,357 22.81% 6,172 25.11%
Two or More Persons 773 3.29% 1,154 4.70%

*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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