San Juan 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 3,375 100.00% 4,089 100.00%
Married Couple 2,166 64.18% 2,468 60.36%
With Children* 1,423 42.16% 1,457 35.63%
Without Children* 743 22.01% 1,011 24.72%
Female Householder, no spouse 492 14.58% 576 14.09%
With Children* 325 9.63% 345 8.44%
Without Children* 167 4.95% 231 5.65%
Male Householder, no spouse 115 3.41% 189 4.62%
With Children* 78 2.31% 118 2.89%
Without Children* 37 1.10% 71 1.74%
Non-Family Households 602 17.84% 856 20.93%
Living Alone 528 15.64% 763 18.66%
Two or More Persons 74 2.19% 93 2.27%

*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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