Pima 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 261,792 100.00% 332,350 100.00%
Married Couple 132,166 50.49% 158,471 47.68%
With Children* 57,166 21.84% 65,488 19.70%
Without Children* 75,000 28.65% 92,983 27.98%
Female Householder, no spouse 28,439 10.86% 39,217 11.80%
With Children* 17,536 6.70% 23,688 7.13%
Without Children* 10,903 4.16% 15,529 4.67%
Male Householder, no spouse 9,061 3.46% 14,404 4.33%
With Children* 4,523 1.73% 8,019 2.41%
Without Children* 4,538 1.73% 6,385 1.92%
Non-Family Households 92,126 35.19% 120,258 36.18%
Living Alone 72,719 27.78% 94,798 28.52%
Two or More Persons 19,407 7.41% 25,460 7.66%

*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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