Butler 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 104,535 100.00% 123,082 100.00%
Married Couple 64,091 61.31% 70,152 57.00%
With Children* 31,212 29.86% 32,963 26.78%
Without Children* 32,879 31.45% 37,189 30.21%
Female Householder, no spouse 10,900 10.43% 13,150 10.68%
With Children* 6,510 6.23% 8,077 6.56%
Without Children* 4,390 4.20% 5,073 4.12%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,940 2.81% 4,590 3.73%
With Children* 1,390 1.33% 2,593 2.11%
Without Children* 1,550 1.48% 1,997 1.62%
Non-Family Households 26,604 25.45% 35,190 28.59%
Living Alone 21,779 20.83% 27,914 22.68%
Two or More Persons 4,825 4.62% 7,276 5.91%

*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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