Baldwin 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 37,044 100.00% 55,336 100.00%
Married Couple 23,512 63.47% 32,839 59.34%
With Children* 10,063 27.16% 13,266 23.97%
Without Children* 13,449 36.31% 19,573 35.37%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,716 10.03% 5,670 10.25%
With Children* 2,079 5.61% 3,252 5.88%
Without Children* 1,637 4.42% 2,418 4.37%
Male Householder, no spouse 914 2.47% 1,751 3.16%
With Children* 422 1.14% 893 1.61%
Without Children* 492 1.33% 858 1.55%
Non-Family Households 8,902 24.03% 15,076 27.24%
Living Alone 7,923 21.39% 12,914 23.34%
Two or More Persons 979 2.64% 2,162 3.91%

*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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