McClain 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 8,332 100.00% 10,331 100.00%
Married Couple 5,797 69.58% 6,744 65.28%
With Children* 2,732 32.79% 2,933 28.39%
Without Children* 3,065 36.79% 3,811 36.89%
Female Householder, no spouse 598 7.18% 929 8.99%
With Children* 355 4.26% 580 5.61%
Without Children* 243 2.92% 349 3.38%
Male Householder, no spouse 251 3.01% 369 3.57%
With Children* 119 1.43% 210 2.03%
Without Children* 132 1.58% 159 1.54%
Non-Family Households 1,686 20.24% 2,289 22.16%
Living Alone 1,542 18.51% 2,005 19.41%
Two or More Persons 144 1.73% 284 2.75%

*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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