Marin 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 95,006 100.00% 100,650 100.00%
Married Couple 47,152 49.63% 48,709 48.39%
With Children* 19,183 20.19% 21,038 20.90%
Without Children* 27,969 29.44% 27,671 27.49%
Female Householder, no spouse 8,040 8.46% 8,580 8.52%
With Children* 4,395 4.63% 4,922 4.89%
Without Children* 3,645 3.84% 3,658 3.63%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,904 3.06% 3,390 3.37%
With Children* 1,215 1.28% 1,702 1.69%
Without Children* 1,689 1.78% 1,688 1.68%
Non-Family Households 36,910 38.85% 39,971 39.71%
Living Alone 26,978 28.40% 30,041 29.85%
Two or More Persons 9,932 10.45% 9,930 9.87%

*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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