Hudson 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 208,739 100.00% 230,546 100.00%
Married Couple 90,508 43.36% 91,772 39.81%
With Children* 40,209 19.26% 43,080 18.69%
Without Children* 50,299 24.10% 48,692 21.12%
Female Householder, no spouse 34,343 16.45% 38,326 16.62%
With Children* 17,439 8.35% 20,203 8.76%
Without Children* 16,904 8.10% 18,123 7.86%
Male Householder, no spouse 11,292 5.41% 13,434 5.83%
With Children* 3,535 1.69% 4,866 2.11%
Without Children* 7,757 3.72% 8,568 3.72%
Non-Family Households 72,596 34.78% 87,014 37.74%
Living Alone 59,931 28.71% 68,078 29.53%
Two or More Persons 12,665 6.07% 18,936 8.21%

*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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