Callaway 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 11,552 100.00% 14,416 100.00%
Married Couple 7,302 63.21% 8,228 57.08%
With Children* 3,565 30.86% 3,712 25.75%
Without Children* 3,737 32.35% 4,516 31.33%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,016 8.80% 1,502 10.42%
With Children* 640 5.54% 1,026 7.12%
Without Children* 376 3.25% 476 3.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 321 2.78% 608 4.22%
With Children* 199 1.72% 423 2.93%
Without Children* 122 1.06% 185 1.28%
Non-Family Households 2,913 25.22% 4,078 28.29%
Living Alone 2,524 21.85% 3,312 22.97%
Two or More Persons 389 3.37% 766 5.31%

*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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