Will 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 116,933 100.00% 167,542 100.00%
Married Couple 77,289 66.10% 108,630 64.84%
With Children* 42,483 36.33% 59,174 35.32%
Without Children* 34,806 29.77% 49,456 29.52%
Female Householder, no spouse 11,520 9.85% 16,093 9.61%
With Children* 6,524 5.58% 9,243 5.52%
Without Children* 4,996 4.27% 6,850 4.09%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,822 3.27% 6,249 3.73%
With Children* 1,659 1.42% 3,067 1.83%
Without Children* 2,163 1.85% 3,182 1.90%
Non-Family Households 24,302 20.78% 36,570 21.83%
Living Alone 20,679 17.68% 29,884 17.84%
Two or More Persons 3,623 3.10% 6,686 3.99%

*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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