Blount 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 33,624 100.00% 42,667 100.00%
Married Couple 21,284 63.30% 24,936 58.44%
With Children* 8,876 26.40% 9,933 23.28%
Without Children* 12,408 36.90% 15,003 35.16%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,237 9.63% 4,264 9.99%
With Children* 1,645 4.89% 2,332 5.47%
Without Children* 1,592 4.73% 1,932 4.53%
Male Householder, no spouse 823 2.45% 1,442 3.38%
With Children* 347 1.03% 732 1.72%
Without Children* 476 1.42% 710 1.66%
Non-Family Households 8,280 24.63% 12,025 28.18%
Living Alone 7,400 22.01% 10,391 24.35%
Two or More Persons 880 2.62% 1,634 3.83%

*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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