Louisa 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 7,427 100.00% 9,945 100.00%
Married Couple 4,524 60.91% 5,702 57.34%
With Children* 1,999 26.92% 2,268 22.81%
Without Children* 2,525 34.00% 3,434 34.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 769 10.35% 1,078 10.84%
With Children* 346 4.66% 552 5.55%
Without Children* 423 5.70% 526 5.29%
Male Householder, no spouse 335 4.51% 484 4.87%
With Children* 139 1.87% 283 2.85%
Without Children* 196 2.64% 201 2.02%
Non-Family Households 1,799 24.22% 2,681 26.96%
Living Alone 1,539 20.72% 2,198 22.10%
Two or More Persons 260 3.50% 483 4.86%

*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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