Knox 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 133,639 100.00% 157,872 100.00%
Married Couple 71,679 53.64% 78,571 49.77%
With Children* 30,755 23.01% 32,803 20.78%
Without Children* 40,924 30.62% 45,768 28.99%
Female Householder, no spouse 15,478 11.58% 17,211 10.90%
With Children* 8,182 6.12% 9,846 6.24%
Without Children* 7,296 5.46% 7,365 4.67%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,404 2.55% 4,944 3.13%
With Children* 1,375 1.03% 2,317 1.47%
Without Children* 2,029 1.52% 2,627 1.66%
Non-Family Households 43,078 32.23% 57,146 36.20%
Living Alone 36,661 27.43% 46,687 29.57%
Two or More Persons 6,417 4.80% 10,459 6.62%

*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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