Rockbridge 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 7,202 100.00% 8,486 100.00%
Married Couple 4,438 61.62% 4,879 57.49%
With Children* 1,815 25.20% 1,858 21.89%
Without Children* 2,623 36.42% 3,021 35.60%
Female Householder, no spouse 684 9.50% 806 9.50%
With Children* 339 4.71% 411 4.84%
Without Children* 345 4.79% 395 4.65%
Male Householder, no spouse 256 3.55% 387 4.56%
With Children* 118 1.64% 209 2.46%
Without Children* 138 1.92% 178 2.10%
Non-Family Households 1,824 25.33% 2,414 28.45%
Living Alone 1,534 21.30% 2,029 23.91%
Two or More Persons 290 4.03% 385 4.54%

*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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