Kern 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 181,480 100.00% 208,652 100.00%
Married Couple 105,004 57.86% 114,025 54.65%
With Children* 54,380 29.96% 60,737 29.11%
Without Children* 50,624 27.90% 53,288 25.54%
Female Householder, no spouse 22,392 12.34% 30,262 14.50%
With Children* 14,851 8.18% 20,161 9.66%
Without Children* 7,541 4.16% 10,101 4.84%
Male Householder, no spouse 8,529 4.70% 12,114 5.81%
With Children* 4,872 2.68% 7,236 3.47%
Without Children* 3,657 2.02% 4,878 2.34%
Non-Family Households 45,555 25.10% 52,251 25.04%
Living Alone 36,854 20.31% 42,379 20.31%
Two or More Persons 8,701 4.79% 9,872 4.73%

*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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