Lee 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 4,578 100.00% 4,182 100.00%
Married Couple 2,242 48.97% 1,805 43.16%
With Children* 996 21.76% 653 15.61%
Without Children* 1,246 27.22% 1,152 27.55%
Female Householder, no spouse 922 20.14% 964 23.05%
With Children* 592 12.93% 563 13.46%
Without Children* 330 7.21% 401 9.59%
Male Householder, no spouse 162 3.54% 193 4.62%
With Children* 75 1.64% 87 2.08%
Without Children* 87 1.90% 106 2.53%
Non-Family Households 1,252 27.35% 1,220 29.17%
Living Alone 1,172 25.60% 1,136 27.16%
Two or More Persons 80 1.75% 84 2.01%

*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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