Zavala 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 3,356 100.00% 3,428 100.00%
Married Couple 2,066 61.56% 1,889 55.11%
With Children* 1,232 36.71% 1,034 30.16%
Without Children* 834 24.85% 855 24.94%
Female Householder, no spouse 581 17.31% 748 21.82%
With Children* 303 9.03% 396 11.55%
Without Children* 278 8.28% 352 10.27%
Male Householder, no spouse 136 4.05% 169 4.93%
With Children* 61 1.82% 70 2.04%
Without Children* 75 2.23% 99 2.89%
Non-Family Households 573 17.07% 622 18.14%
Living Alone 525 15.64% 569 16.60%
Two or More Persons 48 1.43% 53 1.55%

*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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