Gila 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 15,438 100.00% 20,140 100.00%
Married Couple 9,391 60.83% 11,103 55.13%
With Children* 3,433 22.24% 3,594 17.85%
Without Children* 5,958 38.59% 7,509 37.28%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,355 8.78% 2,174 10.79%
With Children* 793 5.14% 1,266 6.29%
Without Children* 562 3.64% 908 4.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 458 2.97% 813 4.04%
With Children* 260 1.68% 446 2.21%
Without Children* 198 1.28% 367 1.82%
Non-Family Households 4,234 27.43% 6,050 30.04%
Living Alone 3,755 24.32% 5,203 25.83%
Two or More Persons 479 3.10% 847 4.21%

*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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