Erath 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 10,877 100.00% 12,568 100.00%
Married Couple 5,973 54.91% 6,747 53.68%
With Children* 2,728 25.08% 3,116 24.79%
Without Children* 3,245 29.83% 3,631 28.89%
Female Householder, no spouse 761 7.00% 909 7.23%
With Children* 405 3.72% 545 4.34%
Without Children* 356 3.27% 364 2.90%
Male Householder, no spouse 280 2.57% 452 3.60%
With Children* 125 1.15% 235 1.87%
Without Children* 155 1.43% 217 1.73%
Non-Family Households 3,863 35.52% 4,460 35.49%
Living Alone 3,086 28.37% 3,483 27.71%
Two or More Persons 777 7.14% 977 7.77%

*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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