Pottawatomie 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 21,796 100.00% 24,540 100.00%
Married Couple 13,197 60.55% 13,862 56.49%
With Children* 6,047 27.74% 5,744 23.41%
Without Children* 7,150 32.80% 8,118 33.08%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,229 10.23% 2,886 11.76%
With Children* 1,346 6.18% 1,732 7.06%
Without Children* 883 4.05% 1,154 4.70%
Male Householder, no spouse 587 2.69% 982 4.00%
With Children* 294 1.35% 557 2.27%
Without Children* 293 1.34% 425 1.73%
Non-Family Households 5,783 26.53% 6,810 27.75%
Living Alone 5,230 24.00% 5,899 24.04%
Two or More Persons 553 2.54% 911 3.71%

*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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