Hale 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 5,397 100.00% 6,415 100.00%
Married Couple 2,679 49.64% 2,925 45.60%
With Children* 1,221 22.62% 1,350 21.04%
Without Children* 1,458 27.02% 1,575 24.55%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,094 20.27% 1,412 22.01%
With Children* 619 11.47% 876 13.66%
Without Children* 475 8.80% 536 8.36%
Male Householder, no spouse 210 3.89% 269 4.19%
With Children* 79 1.46% 115 1.79%
Without Children* 131 2.43% 154 2.40%
Non-Family Households 1,414 26.20% 1,809 28.20%
Living Alone 1,319 24.44% 1,691 26.36%
Two or More Persons 95 1.76% 118 1.84%

*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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