Stevens 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 11,241 100.00% 15,017 100.00%
Married Couple 7,209 64.13% 9,064 60.36%
With Children* 3,515 31.27% 3,840 25.57%
Without Children* 3,694 32.86% 5,224 34.79%
Female Householder, no spouse 902 8.02% 1,308 8.71%
With Children* 676 6.01% 890 5.93%
Without Children* 226 2.01% 418 2.78%
Male Householder, no spouse 398 3.54% 646 4.30%
With Children* 273 2.43% 431 2.87%
Without Children* 125 1.11% 215 1.43%
Non-Family Households 2,732 24.30% 3,999 26.63%
Living Alone 2,356 20.96% 3,306 22.02%
Two or More Persons 376 3.34% 693 4.61%

*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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