Warren 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 17,407 100.00% 18,756 100.00%
Married Couple 9,236 53.06% 8,785 46.84%
With Children* 4,586 26.35% 4,045 21.57%
Without Children* 4,650 26.71% 4,740 25.27%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,864 16.45% 3,585 19.11%
With Children* 1,764 10.13% 2,169 11.56%
Without Children* 1,100 6.32% 1,416 7.55%
Male Householder, no spouse 571 3.28% 850 4.53%
With Children* 263 1.51% 455 2.43%
Without Children* 308 1.77% 395 2.11%
Non-Family Households 4,736 27.21% 5,536 29.52%
Living Alone 4,335 24.90% 4,840 25.81%
Two or More Persons 401 2.30% 696 3.71%

*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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