White 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 7,722 100.00% 9,229 100.00%
Married Couple 4,989 64.61% 5,399 58.50%
With Children* 2,101 27.21% 2,088 22.62%
Without Children* 2,888 37.40% 3,311 35.88%
Female Householder, no spouse 765 9.91% 997 10.80%
With Children* 349 4.52% 525 5.69%
Without Children* 416 5.39% 472 5.11%
Male Householder, no spouse 232 3.00% 375 4.06%
With Children* 94 1.22% 195 2.11%
Without Children* 138 1.79% 180 1.95%
Non-Family Households 1,736 22.48% 2,458 26.63%
Living Alone 1,622 21.00% 2,157 23.37%
Two or More Persons 114 1.48% 301 3.26%

*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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