Pittsburg 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 15,911 100.00% 17,157 100.00%
Married Couple 9,389 59.01% 9,420 54.90%
With Children* 3,845 24.17% 3,533 20.59%
Without Children* 5,544 34.84% 5,887 34.31%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,619 10.18% 1,922 11.20%
With Children* 950 5.97% 1,100 6.41%
Without Children* 669 4.20% 822 4.79%
Male Householder, no spouse 419 2.63% 602 3.51%
With Children* 193 1.21% 335 1.95%
Without Children* 226 1.42% 267 1.56%
Non-Family Households 4,484 28.18% 5,213 30.38%
Living Alone 4,194 26.36% 4,758 27.73%
Two or More Persons 290 1.82% 455 2.65%

*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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