Haywood 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 7,014 100.00% 7,558 100.00%
Married Couple 3,566 50.84% 3,462 45.81%
With Children* 1,628 23.21% 1,452 19.21%
Without Children* 1,938 27.63% 2,010 26.59%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,320 18.82% 1,659 21.95%
With Children* 749 10.68% 945 12.50%
Without Children* 571 8.14% 714 9.45%
Male Householder, no spouse 264 3.76% 297 3.93%
With Children* 112 1.60% 124 1.64%
Without Children* 152 2.17% 173 2.29%
Non-Family Households 1,864 26.58% 2,140 28.31%
Living Alone 1,708 24.35% 1,923 25.44%
Two or More Persons 156 2.22% 217 2.87%

*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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