Taylor 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 6,692 100.00% 7,529 100.00%
Married Couple 4,421 66.06% 4,468 59.34%
With Children* 2,277 34.03% 2,027 26.92%
Without Children* 2,144 32.04% 2,441 32.42%
Female Householder, no spouse 380 5.68% 533 7.08%
With Children* 208 3.11% 338 4.49%
Without Children* 172 2.57% 195 2.59%
Male Householder, no spouse 213 3.18% 342 4.54%
With Children* 88 1.32% 177 2.35%
Without Children* 125 1.87% 165 2.19%
Non-Family Households 1,678 25.07% 2,186 29.03%
Living Alone 1,464 21.88% 1,859 24.69%
Two or More Persons 214 3.20% 327 4.34%

*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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