Tunica 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 2,526 100.00% 3,258 100.00%
Married Couple 1,059 41.92% 1,106 33.95%
With Children* 500 19.79% 480 14.73%
Without Children* 559 22.13% 626 19.21%
Female Householder, no spouse 667 26.41% 877 26.92%
With Children* 411 16.27% 505 15.50%
Without Children* 256 10.13% 372 11.42%
Male Householder, no spouse 150 5.94% 209 6.41%
With Children* 84 3.33% 99 3.04%
Without Children* 66 2.61% 110 3.38%
Non-Family Households 650 25.73% 1,066 32.72%
Living Alone 580 22.96% 878 26.95%
Two or More Persons 70 2.77% 188 5.77%

*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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