Omaha, NE-IA

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 240,149 100.00% 275,565 100.00%
Married Couple 133,744 55.69% 142,522 51.72%
With Children* 66,656 27.76% 68,440 24.84%
Without Children* 67,088 27.94% 74,082 26.88%
Female Householder, no spouse 26,922 11.21% 31,411 11.40%
With Children* 17,030 7.09% 20,041 7.27%
Without Children* 9,892 4.12% 11,370 4.13%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,578 2.74% 9,962 3.62%
With Children* 3,044 1.27% 5,311 1.93%
Without Children* 3,534 1.47% 4,651 1.69%
Non-Family Households 72,905 30.36% 91,670 33.27%
Living Alone 60,577 25.22% 74,185 26.92%
Two or More Persons 12,328 5.13% 17,485 6.35%

*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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