Addison 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 11,410 100.00% 13,068 100.00%
Married Couple 6,983 61.20% 7,495 57.35%
With Children* 3,562 31.22% 3,458 26.46%
Without Children* 3,421 29.98% 4,037 30.89%
Female Householder, no spouse 937 8.21% 1,086 8.31%
With Children* 583 5.11% 702 5.37%
Without Children* 354 3.10% 384 2.94%
Male Householder, no spouse 402 3.52% 524 4.01%
With Children* 248 2.17% 333 2.55%
Without Children* 154 1.35% 191 1.46%
Non-Family Households 3,088 27.06% 3,963 30.33%
Living Alone 2,358 20.67% 3,054 23.37%
Two or More Persons 730 6.40% 909 6.96%

*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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