Union 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 3,859 100.00% 4,927 100.00%
Married Couple 2,428 62.92% 3,055 62.01%
With Children* 1,161 30.09% 1,393 28.27%
Without Children* 1,267 32.83% 1,662 33.73%
Female Householder, no spouse 250 6.48% 311 6.31%
With Children* 175 4.53% 214 4.34%
Without Children* 75 1.94% 97 1.97%
Male Householder, no spouse 111 2.88% 154 3.13%
With Children* 64 1.66% 110 2.23%
Without Children* 47 1.22% 44 0.89%
Non-Family Households 1,070 27.73% 1,407 28.56%
Living Alone 956 24.77% 1,193 24.21%
Two or More Persons 114 2.95% 214 4.34%

*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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