Valdez-Cordova Census Area

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 3,425 100.00% 3,884 100.00%
Married Couple 1,896 55.36% 2,023 52.09%
With Children* 1,082 31.59% 1,064 27.39%
Without Children* 814 23.77% 959 24.69%
Female Householder, no spouse 258 7.53% 329 8.47%
With Children* 188 5.49% 242 6.23%
Without Children* 70 2.04% 87 2.24%
Male Householder, no spouse 158 4.61% 207 5.33%
With Children* 101 2.95% 143 3.68%
Without Children* 57 1.66% 64 1.65%
Non-Family Households 1,113 32.50% 1,325 34.11%
Living Alone 828 24.18% 1,050 27.03%
Two or More Persons 285 8.32% 275 7.08%

*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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