Wyoming 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 10,002 100.00% 10,762 100.00%
Married Couple 6,211 62.10% 6,248 58.06%
With Children* 3,111 31.10% 2,736 25.42%
Without Children* 3,100 30.99% 3,512 32.63%
Female Householder, no spouse 909 9.09% 1,004 9.33%
With Children* 520 5.20% 582 5.41%
Without Children* 389 3.89% 422 3.92%
Male Householder, no spouse 344 3.44% 452 4.20%
With Children* 144 1.44% 259 2.41%
Without Children* 200 2.00% 193 1.79%
Non-Family Households 2,538 25.37% 3,058 28.41%
Living Alone 2,205 22.05% 2,599 24.15%
Two or More Persons 333 3.33% 459 4.27%

*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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