Philadelphia 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 603,075 100.00% 590,071 100.00%
Married Couple 227,187 37.67% 189,291 32.08%
With Children* 93,396 15.49% 79,879 13.54%
Without Children* 133,791 22.18% 109,412 18.54%
Female Householder, no spouse 122,370 20.29% 131,332 22.26%
With Children* 58,688 9.73% 69,731 11.82%
Without Children* 63,682 10.56% 61,601 10.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 28,488 4.72% 31,708 5.37%
With Children* 9,872 1.64% 13,295 2.25%
Without Children* 18,616 3.09% 18,413 3.12%
Non-Family Households 225,030 37.31% 237,740 40.29%
Living Alone 190,529 31.59% 199,515 33.81%
Two or More Persons 34,501 5.72% 38,225 6.48%

*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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