Yuma 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 3,472 100.00% 3,800 100.00%
Married Couple 2,205 63.51% 2,263 59.55%
With Children* 1,050 30.24% 1,038 27.32%
Without Children* 1,155 33.27% 1,225 32.24%
Female Householder, no spouse 194 5.59% 257 6.76%
With Children* 131 3.77% 168 4.42%
Without Children* 63 1.81% 89 2.34%
Male Householder, no spouse 61 1.76% 124 3.26%
With Children* 31 0.89% 60 1.58%
Without Children* 30 0.86% 64 1.68%
Non-Family Households 1,012 29.15% 1,156 30.42%
Living Alone 935 26.93% 1,043 27.45%
Two or More Persons 77 2.22% 113 2.97%

*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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