Bradley 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 4,545 100.00% 4,834 100.00%
Married Couple 2,590 56.99% 2,521 52.15%
With Children* 1,079 23.74% 967 20.00%
Without Children* 1,511 33.25% 1,554 32.15%
Female Householder, no spouse 604 13.29% 702 14.52%
With Children* 340 7.48% 386 7.99%
Without Children* 264 5.81% 316 6.54%
Male Householder, no spouse 139 3.06% 166 3.43%
With Children* 63 1.39% 74 1.53%
Without Children* 76 1.67% 92 1.90%
Non-Family Households 1,212 26.67% 1,445 29.89%
Living Alone 1,144 25.17% 1,332 27.55%
Two or More Persons 68 1.50% 113 2.34%

*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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