Aiken 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 44,883 100.00% 55,587 100.00%
Married Couple 26,436 58.90% 29,625 53.29%
With Children* 12,510 27.87% 12,742 22.92%
Without Children* 13,926 31.03% 16,883 30.37%
Female Householder, no spouse 5,614 12.51% 7,658 13.78%
With Children* 3,198 7.13% 4,583 8.24%
Without Children* 2,416 5.38% 3,075 5.53%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,400 3.12% 2,151 3.87%
With Children* 634 1.41% 1,099 1.98%
Without Children* 766 1.71% 1,052 1.89%
Non-Family Households 11,433 25.47% 16,153 29.06%
Living Alone 10,113 22.53% 13,983 25.16%
Two or More Persons 1,320 2.94% 2,170 3.90%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy