Custer 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 4,631 100.00% 4,768 100.00%
Married Couple 2,563 55.34% 2,435 51.07%
With Children* 1,181 25.50% 1,000 20.97%
Without Children* 1,382 29.84% 1,435 30.10%
Female Householder, no spouse 421 9.09% 475 9.96%
With Children* 280 6.05% 335 7.03%
Without Children* 141 3.04% 140 2.94%
Male Householder, no spouse 111 2.40% 182 3.82%
With Children* 61 1.32% 114 2.39%
Without Children* 50 1.08% 68 1.43%
Non-Family Households 1,536 33.17% 1,676 35.15%
Living Alone 1,355 29.26% 1,426 29.91%
Two or More Persons 181 3.91% 250 5.24%

*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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