Calvert 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 16,986 100.00% 25,447 100.00%
Married Couple 11,681 68.77% 16,478 64.75%
With Children* 6,000 35.32% 8,491 33.37%
Without Children* 5,681 33.45% 7,987 31.39%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,592 9.37% 2,530 9.94%
With Children* 798 4.70% 1,472 5.78%
Without Children* 794 4.67% 1,058 4.16%
Male Householder, no spouse 609 3.59% 1,141 4.48%
With Children* 326 1.92% 650 2.55%
Without Children* 283 1.67% 491 1.93%
Non-Family Households 3,104 18.27% 5,298 20.82%
Living Alone 2,408 14.18% 4,156 16.33%
Two or More Persons 696 4.10% 1,142 4.49%

*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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