Montgomery 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 77,173 100.00% 86,068 100.00%
Married Couple 37,973 49.21% 37,683 43.78%
With Children* 18,142 23.51% 16,590 19.28%
Without Children* 19,831 25.70% 21,093 24.51%
Female Householder, no spouse 13,254 17.17% 15,976 18.56%
With Children* 7,646 9.91% 9,662 11.23%
Without Children* 5,608 7.27% 6,314 7.34%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,346 3.04% 3,148 3.66%
With Children* 904 1.17% 1,424 1.65%
Without Children* 1,442 1.87% 1,724 2.00%
Non-Family Households 23,600 30.58% 29,261 34.00%
Living Alone 20,578 26.66% 25,354 29.46%
Two or More Persons 3,022 3.92% 3,907 4.54%

*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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