Columbia 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 15,611 100.00% 20,925 100.00%
Married Couple 8,929 57.20% 11,244 53.73%
With Children* 4,061 26.01% 4,579 21.88%
Without Children* 4,868 31.18% 6,665 31.85%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,033 13.02% 2,702 12.91%
With Children* 1,167 7.48% 1,588 7.59%
Without Children* 866 5.55% 1,114 5.32%
Male Householder, no spouse 554 3.55% 973 4.65%
With Children* 302 1.93% 557 2.66%
Without Children* 252 1.61% 416 1.99%
Non-Family Households 4,095 26.23% 6,006 28.70%
Living Alone 3,548 22.73% 4,990 23.85%
Two or More Persons 547 3.50% 1,016 4.86%

*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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