Alpine 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 450 100.00% 483 100.00%
Married Couple 195 43.33% 212 43.89%
With Children* 81 18.00% 80 16.56%
Without Children* 114 25.33% 132 27.33%
Female Householder, no spouse 46 10.22% 53 10.97%
With Children* 36 8.00% 25 5.18%
Without Children* 10 2.22% 28 5.80%
Male Householder, no spouse 25 5.56% 30 6.21%
With Children* 13 2.89% 18 3.73%
Without Children* 12 2.67% 12 2.48%
Non-Family Households 184 40.89% 188 38.92%
Living Alone 134 29.78% 134 27.74%
Two or More Persons 50 11.11% 54 11.18%

*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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