Woodward 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 7,087 100.00% 7,141 100.00%
Married Couple 4,435 62.58% 4,223 59.14%
With Children* 2,130 30.06% 1,794 25.12%
Without Children* 2,305 32.52% 2,429 34.01%
Female Householder, no spouse 573 8.09% 603 8.44%
With Children* 392 5.53% 405 5.67%
Without Children* 181 2.55% 198 2.77%
Male Householder, no spouse 201 2.84% 252 3.53%
With Children* 122 1.72% 163 2.28%
Without Children* 79 1.11% 89 1.25%
Non-Family Households 1,878 26.50% 2,063 28.89%
Living Alone 1,713 24.17% 1,815 25.42%
Two or More Persons 165 2.33% 248 3.47%

*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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