Delaware 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 201,374 100.00% 206,320 100.00%
Married Couple 111,752 55.49% 104,911 50.85%
With Children* 48,599 24.13% 48,416 23.47%
Without Children* 63,153 31.36% 56,495 27.38%
Female Householder, no spouse 23,991 11.91% 26,542 12.86%
With Children* 10,203 5.07% 13,265 6.43%
Without Children* 13,788 6.85% 13,277 6.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,844 3.40% 8,000 3.88%
With Children* 2,207 1.10% 3,357 1.63%
Without Children* 4,637 2.30% 4,643 2.25%
Non-Family Households 58,787 29.19% 66,867 32.41%
Living Alone 50,578 25.12% 57,028 27.64%
Two or More Persons 8,209 4.08% 9,839 4.77%

*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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