Oklahoma 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 237,879 100.00% 266,834 100.00%
Married Couple 121,465 51.06% 123,551 46.30%
With Children* 55,124 23.17% 53,976 20.23%
Without Children* 66,341 27.89% 69,575 26.07%
Female Householder, no spouse 30,011 12.62% 36,045 13.51%
With Children* 18,559 7.80% 22,792 8.54%
Without Children* 11,452 4.81% 13,253 4.97%
Male Householder, no spouse 7,386 3.10% 11,067 4.15%
With Children* 3,606 1.52% 5,785 2.17%
Without Children* 3,780 1.59% 5,282 1.98%
Non-Family Households 79,017 33.22% 96,171 36.04%
Living Alone 68,096 28.63% 80,586 30.20%
Two or More Persons 10,921 4.59% 15,585 5.84%

*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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