Staunton city

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 9,432 100.00% 9,676 100.00%
Married Couple 4,817 51.07% 4,297 44.41%
With Children* 1,817 19.26% 1,562 16.14%
Without Children* 3,000 31.81% 2,735 28.27%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,068 11.32% 1,134 11.72%
With Children* 561 5.95% 667 6.89%
Without Children* 507 5.38% 467 4.83%
Male Householder, no spouse 247 2.62% 335 3.46%
With Children* 116 1.23% 179 1.85%
Without Children* 131 1.39% 156 1.61%
Non-Family Households 3,300 34.99% 3,910 40.41%
Living Alone 2,893 30.67% 3,357 34.69%
Two or More Persons 407 4.32% 553 5.72%

*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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