Montgomery 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 226,192 100.00% 229,229 100.00%
Married Couple 117,701 52.04% 106,201 46.33%
With Children* 51,056 22.57% 43,787 19.10%
Without Children* 66,645 29.46% 62,414 27.23%
Female Householder, no spouse 29,861 13.20% 31,721 13.84%
With Children* 17,530 7.75% 19,355 8.44%
Without Children* 12,331 5.45% 12,366 5.39%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,821 3.02% 8,921 3.89%
With Children* 2,917 1.29% 4,799 2.09%
Without Children* 3,904 1.73% 4,122 1.80%
Non-Family Households 71,809 31.75% 82,386 35.94%
Living Alone 61,054 26.99% 69,587 30.36%
Two or More Persons 10,755 4.75% 12,799 5.58%

*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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