Denver 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 210,952 100.00% 239,235 100.00%
Married Couple 77,725 36.84% 83,016 34.70%
With Children* 31,458 14.91% 35,890 15.00%
Without Children* 46,267 21.93% 47,126 19.70%
Female Householder, no spouse 24,197 11.47% 25,923 10.84%
With Children* 14,425 6.84% 15,212 6.36%
Without Children* 9,772 4.63% 10,711 4.48%
Male Householder, no spouse 7,115 3.37% 10,361 4.33%
With Children* 3,245 1.54% 4,496 1.88%
Without Children* 3,870 1.83% 5,865 2.45%
Non-Family Households 101,915 48.31% 119,935 50.13%
Living Alone 85,301 40.44% 94,044 39.31%
Two or More Persons 16,614 7.88% 25,891 10.82%

*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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