Mesa 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 36,250 100.00% 45,823 100.00%
Married Couple 20,830 57.46% 25,337 55.29%
With Children* 9,227 25.45% 10,411 22.72%
Without Children* 11,603 32.01% 14,926 32.57%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,557 9.81% 4,482 9.78%
With Children* 2,458 6.78% 2,894 6.32%
Without Children* 1,099 3.03% 1,588 3.47%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,032 2.85% 1,744 3.81%
With Children* 584 1.61% 1,078 2.35%
Without Children* 448 1.24% 666 1.45%
Non-Family Households 10,831 29.88% 14,260 31.12%
Living Alone 8,973 24.75% 11,487 25.07%
Two or More Persons 1,858 5.13% 2,773 6.05%

*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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