Mariposa 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 5,604 100.00% 6,613 100.00%
Married Couple 3,450 61.56% 3,691 55.81%
With Children* 1,210 21.59% 1,229 18.58%
Without Children* 2,240 39.97% 2,462 37.23%
Female Householder, no spouse 399 7.12% 527 7.97%
With Children* 267 4.76% 305 4.61%
Without Children* 132 2.36% 222 3.36%
Male Householder, no spouse 177 3.16% 272 4.11%
With Children* 107 1.91% 157 2.37%
Without Children* 70 1.25% 115 1.74%
Non-Family Households 1,578 28.16% 2,123 32.10%
Living Alone 1,337 23.86% 1,755 26.54%
Two or More Persons 241 4.30% 368 5.56%

*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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