Richland 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 101,590 100.00% 120,101 100.00%
Married Couple 48,859 48.09% 52,505 43.72%
With Children* 23,166 22.80% 24,034 20.01%
Without Children* 25,693 25.29% 28,471 23.71%
Female Householder, no spouse 15,453 15.21% 19,575 16.30%
With Children* 8,848 8.71% 11,807 9.83%
Without Children* 6,605 6.50% 7,768 6.47%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,292 3.24% 4,298 3.58%
With Children* 1,281 1.26% 1,979 1.65%
Without Children* 2,011 1.98% 2,319 1.93%
Non-Family Households 33,986 33.45% 43,723 36.41%
Living Alone 26,888 26.47% 34,990 29.13%
Two or More Persons 7,098 6.99% 8,733 7.27%

*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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