Guadalupe 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 22,663 100.00% 30,900 100.00%
Married Couple 14,637 64.59% 19,043 61.63%
With Children* 7,092 31.29% 8,991 29.10%
Without Children* 7,545 33.29% 10,052 32.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,272 10.03% 3,452 11.17%
With Children* 1,368 6.04% 2,122 6.87%
Without Children* 904 3.99% 1,330 4.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 772 3.41% 1,336 4.32%
With Children* 371 1.64% 709 2.29%
Without Children* 401 1.77% 627 2.03%
Non-Family Households 4,982 21.98% 7,069 22.88%
Living Alone 4,342 19.16% 5,844 18.91%
Two or More Persons 640 2.82% 1,225 3.96%

*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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