Santa Cruz 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 8,808 100.00% 11,809 100.00%
Married Couple 5,558 63.10% 7,237 61.28%
With Children* 3,225 36.61% 4,082 34.57%
Without Children* 2,333 26.49% 3,155 26.72%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,310 14.87% 1,823 15.44%
With Children* 777 8.82% 1,057 8.95%
Without Children* 533 6.05% 766 6.49%
Male Householder, no spouse 282 3.20% 451 3.82%
With Children* 166 1.88% 248 2.10%
Without Children* 116 1.32% 203 1.72%
Non-Family Households 1,658 18.82% 2,298 19.46%
Living Alone 1,462 16.60% 1,950 16.51%
Two or More Persons 196 2.23% 348 2.95%

*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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