San Saba 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 2,122 100.00% 2,289 100.00%
Married Couple 1,283 60.46% 1,348 58.89%
With Children* 516 24.32% 522 22.80%
Without Children* 767 36.15% 826 36.09%
Female Householder, no spouse 166 7.82% 192 8.39%
With Children* 91 4.29% 103 4.50%
Without Children* 75 3.53% 89 3.89%
Male Householder, no spouse 54 2.54% 77 3.36%
With Children* 24 1.13% 42 1.83%
Without Children* 30 1.41% 35 1.53%
Non-Family Households 619 29.17% 672 29.36%
Living Alone 595 28.04% 629 27.48%
Two or More Persons 24 1.13% 43 1.88%

*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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