Bastrop 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 13,379 100.00% 20,097 100.00%
Married Couple 8,303 62.06% 11,761 58.52%
With Children* 4,021 30.05% 5,456 27.15%
Without Children* 4,282 32.01% 6,305 31.37%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,350 10.09% 2,112 10.51%
With Children* 796 5.95% 1,245 6.19%
Without Children* 554 4.14% 867 4.31%
Male Householder, no spouse 445 3.33% 903 4.49%
With Children* 218 1.63% 506 2.52%
Without Children* 227 1.70% 397 1.98%
Non-Family Households 3,281 24.52% 5,321 26.48%
Living Alone 2,879 21.52% 4,312 21.46%
Two or More Persons 402 3.00% 1,009 5.02%

*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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