Columbus, OH

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 513,498 100.00% 610,757 100.00%
Married Couple 270,758 52.73% 295,616 48.40%
With Children* 128,439 25.01% 137,477 22.51%
Without Children* 142,319 27.72% 158,139 25.89%
Female Householder, no spouse 59,802 11.65% 72,643 11.89%
With Children* 35,816 6.97% 45,917 7.52%
Without Children* 23,986 4.67% 26,726 4.38%
Male Householder, no spouse 15,564 3.03% 23,596 3.86%
With Children* 7,053 1.37% 12,929 2.12%
Without Children* 8,511 1.66% 10,667 1.75%
Non-Family Households 167,374 32.59% 218,902 35.84%
Living Alone 132,270 25.76% 171,543 28.09%
Two or More Persons 35,104 6.84% 47,359 7.75%

*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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