Arkansas

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 891,179 100.00% 1,042,696 100.00%
Married Couple 527,358 59.18% 566,401 54.32%
With Children* 235,731 26.45% 237,174 22.75%
Without Children* 291,627 32.72% 329,227 31.57%
Female Householder, no spouse 98,924 11.10% 126,561 12.14%
With Children* 58,225 6.53% 76,774 7.36%
Without Children* 40,699 4.57% 49,787 4.77%
Male Householder, no spouse 25,273 2.84% 39,299 3.77%
With Children* 11,950 1.34% 20,656 1.98%
Without Children* 13,323 1.49% 18,643 1.79%
Non-Family Households 239,624 26.89% 310,435 29.77%
Living Alone 213,778 23.99% 266,585 25.57%
Two or More Persons 25,846 2.90% 43,850 4.21%

*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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