Mason 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 14,565 100.00% 18,912 100.00%
Married Couple 9,047 62.11% 10,769 56.94%
With Children* 3,408 23.40% 3,743 19.79%
Without Children* 5,639 38.72% 7,026 37.15%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,147 7.88% 1,731 9.15%
With Children* 835 5.73% 1,153 6.10%
Without Children* 312 2.14% 578 3.06%
Male Householder, no spouse 494 3.39% 891 4.71%
With Children* 305 2.09% 573 3.03%
Without Children* 189 1.30% 318 1.68%
Non-Family Households 3,877 26.62% 5,521 29.19%
Living Alone 3,217 22.09% 4,408 23.31%
Two or More Persons 660 4.53% 1,113 5.89%

*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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