Lewis 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 4,713 100.00% 5,422 100.00%
Married Couple 3,071 65.16% 3,274 60.38%
With Children* 1,591 33.76% 1,463 26.98%
Without Children* 1,480 31.40% 1,811 33.40%
Female Householder, no spouse 455 9.65% 527 9.72%
With Children* 233 4.94% 292 5.39%
Without Children* 222 4.71% 235 4.33%
Male Householder, no spouse 164 3.48% 248 4.57%
With Children* 74 1.57% 147 2.71%
Without Children* 90 1.91% 101 1.86%
Non-Family Households 1,023 21.71% 1,373 25.32%
Living Alone 927 19.67% 1,220 22.50%
Two or More Persons 96 2.04% 153 2.82%

*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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