Northumberland 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 38,736 100.00% 38,835 100.00%
Married Couple 22,040 56.90% 20,332 52.35%
With Children* 9,383 24.22% 7,749 19.95%
Without Children* 12,657 32.68% 12,583 32.40%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,686 9.52% 3,728 9.60%
With Children* 1,742 4.50% 2,052 5.28%
Without Children* 1,944 5.02% 1,676 4.32%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,272 3.28% 1,529 3.94%
With Children* 510 1.32% 808 2.08%
Without Children* 762 1.97% 721 1.86%
Non-Family Households 11,738 30.30% 13,246 34.11%
Living Alone 10,608 27.39% 11,709 30.15%
Two or More Persons 1,130 2.92% 1,537 3.96%

*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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