Davidson 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 207,530 100.00% 237,405 100.00%
Married Couple 95,592 46.06% 94,784 39.93%
With Children* 40,448 19.49% 39,175 16.50%
Without Children* 55,144 26.57% 55,609 23.42%
Female Householder, no spouse 29,555 14.24% 34,039 14.34%
With Children* 17,057 8.22% 19,985 8.42%
Without Children* 12,498 6.02% 14,054 5.92%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,248 3.01% 9,283 3.91%
With Children* 2,570 1.24% 4,111 1.73%
Without Children* 3,678 1.77% 5,172 2.18%
Non-Family Households 76,135 36.69% 99,299 41.83%
Living Alone 62,830 30.28% 79,249 33.38%
Two or More Persons 13,305 6.41% 20,050 8.45%

*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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