Galveston 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 81,451 100.00% 94,782 100.00%
Married Couple 44,879 55.10% 49,664 52.40%
With Children* 21,486 26.38% 22,725 23.98%
Without Children* 23,393 28.72% 26,939 28.42%
Female Householder, no spouse 10,288 12.63% 12,415 13.10%
With Children* 6,097 7.49% 7,259 7.66%
Without Children* 4,191 5.15% 5,156 5.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,011 3.70% 4,077 4.30%
With Children* 1,466 1.80% 2,093 2.21%
Without Children* 1,545 1.90% 1,984 2.09%
Non-Family Households 23,273 28.57% 28,626 30.20%
Living Alone 19,780 24.28% 23,818 25.13%
Two or More Persons 3,493 4.29% 4,808 5.07%

*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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