Clear Creek 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 3,153 100.00% 4,019 100.00%
Married Couple 1,815 57.56% 2,193 54.57%
With Children* 848 26.90% 856 21.30%
Without Children* 967 30.67% 1,337 33.27%
Female Householder, no spouse 195 6.18% 277 6.89%
With Children* 142 4.50% 181 4.50%
Without Children* 53 1.68% 96 2.39%
Male Householder, no spouse 86 2.73% 138 3.43%
With Children* 50 1.59% 95 2.36%
Without Children* 36 1.14% 43 1.07%
Non-Family Households 1,057 33.52% 1,411 35.11%
Living Alone 866 27.47% 1,092 27.17%
Two or More Persons 191 6.06% 319 7.94%

*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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