Brewster 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 3,350 100.00% 3,669 100.00%
Married Couple 1,772 52.90% 1,713 46.69%
With Children* 791 23.61% 677 18.45%
Without Children* 981 29.28% 1,036 28.24%
Female Householder, no spouse 308 9.19% 367 10.00%
With Children* 188 5.61% 238 6.49%
Without Children* 120 3.58% 129 3.52%
Male Householder, no spouse 82 2.45% 136 3.71%
With Children* 35 1.04% 61 1.66%
Without Children* 47 1.40% 75 2.04%
Non-Family Households 1,188 35.46% 1,453 39.60%
Living Alone 977 29.16% 1,202 32.76%
Two or More Persons 211 6.30% 251 6.84%

*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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