Palm Beach 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 365,558 100.00% 474,175 100.00%
Married Couple 199,306 54.52% 240,646 50.75%
With Children* 63,449 17.36% 83,083 17.52%
Without Children* 135,857 37.16% 157,563 33.23%
Female Householder, no spouse 31,514 8.62% 45,939 9.69%
With Children* 16,881 4.62% 26,819 5.66%
Without Children* 14,633 4.00% 19,120 4.03%
Male Householder, no spouse 11,453 3.13% 17,187 3.62%
With Children* 4,780 1.31% 8,183 1.73%
Without Children* 6,673 1.83% 9,004 1.90%
Non-Family Households 123,285 33.73% 170,403 35.94%
Living Alone 100,419 27.47% 138,406 29.19%
Two or More Persons 22,866 6.26% 31,997 6.75%

*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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