Siskiyou 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 17,306 100.00% 18,556 100.00%
Married Couple 9,828 56.79% 9,598 51.72%
With Children* 3,990 23.06% 3,402 18.33%
Without Children* 5,838 33.73% 6,196 33.39%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,665 9.62% 1,873 10.09%
With Children* 1,197 6.92% 1,256 6.77%
Without Children* 468 2.70% 617 3.33%
Male Householder, no spouse 583 3.37% 760 4.10%
With Children* 364 2.10% 470 2.53%
Without Children* 219 1.27% 290 1.56%
Non-Family Households 5,230 30.22% 6,325 34.09%
Living Alone 4,441 25.66% 5,310 28.62%
Two or More Persons 789 4.56% 1,015 5.47%

*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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