Jasper 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 5,298 100.00% 7,042 100.00%
Married Couple 2,749 51.89% 3,388 48.11%
With Children* 1,344 25.37% 1,520 21.58%
Without Children* 1,405 26.52% 1,868 26.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,027 19.38% 1,283 18.22%
With Children* 596 11.25% 721 10.24%
Without Children* 431 8.14% 562 7.98%
Male Householder, no spouse 257 4.85% 421 5.98%
With Children* 111 2.10% 188 2.67%
Without Children* 146 2.76% 233 3.31%
Non-Family Households 1,265 23.88% 1,950 27.69%
Living Alone 1,152 21.74% 1,632 23.18%
Two or More Persons 113 2.13% 318 4.52%

*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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