Lackawanna 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 84,528 100.00% 86,218 100.00%
Married Couple 45,472 53.80% 42,150 48.89%
With Children* 19,285 22.81% 17,303 20.07%
Without Children* 26,187 30.98% 24,847 28.82%
Female Householder, no spouse 10,095 11.94% 10,173 11.80%
With Children* 4,072 4.82% 4,823 5.59%
Without Children* 6,023 7.13% 5,350 6.21%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,820 3.34% 3,435 3.98%
With Children* 751 0.89% 1,306 1.51%
Without Children* 2,069 2.45% 2,129 2.47%
Non-Family Households 26,141 30.93% 30,460 35.33%
Living Alone 24,046 28.45% 26,966 31.28%
Two or More Persons 2,095 2.48% 3,494 4.05%

*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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