Dickenson 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 6,457 100.00% 6,732 100.00%
Married Couple 4,241 65.68% 3,907 58.04%
With Children* 2,202 34.10% 1,584 23.53%
Without Children* 2,039 31.58% 2,323 34.51%
Female Householder, no spouse 696 10.78% 715 10.62%
With Children* 349 5.40% 350 5.20%
Without Children* 347 5.37% 365 5.42%
Male Householder, no spouse 190 2.94% 265 3.94%
With Children* 88 1.36% 115 1.71%
Without Children* 102 1.58% 150 2.23%
Non-Family Households 1,330 20.60% 1,845 27.41%
Living Alone 1,275 19.75% 1,702 25.28%
Two or More Persons 55 0.85% 143 2.12%

*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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