Chicot 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 5,557 100.00% 5,205 100.00%
Married Couple 2,547 45.83% 2,273 43.67%
With Children* 1,117 20.10% 902 17.33%
Without Children* 1,430 25.73% 1,371 26.34%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,207 21.72% 1,144 21.98%
With Children* 731 13.15% 657 12.62%
Without Children* 476 8.57% 487 9.36%
Male Householder, no spouse 203 3.65% 225 4.32%
With Children* 80 1.44% 92 1.77%
Without Children* 123 2.21% 133 2.56%
Non-Family Households 1,600 28.79% 1,563 30.03%
Living Alone 1,488 26.78% 1,400 26.90%
Two or More Persons 112 2.02% 163 3.13%

*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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