Blanco 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 2,338 100.00% 3,303 100.00%
Married Couple 1,480 63.30% 2,032 61.52%
With Children* 610 26.09% 793 24.01%
Without Children* 870 37.21% 1,239 37.51%
Female Householder, no spouse 138 5.90% 238 7.21%
With Children* 84 3.59% 143 4.33%
Without Children* 54 2.31% 95 2.88%
Male Householder, no spouse 74 3.17% 120 3.63%
With Children* 40 1.71% 68 2.06%
Without Children* 34 1.45% 52 1.57%
Non-Family Households 646 27.63% 913 27.64%
Living Alone 588 25.15% 792 23.98%
Two or More Persons 58 2.48% 121 3.66%

*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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