Nueces 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 99,740 100.00% 110,365 100.00%
Married Couple 56,657 56.80% 57,191 51.82%
With Children* 30,081 30.16% 27,402 24.83%
Without Children* 26,576 26.65% 29,789 26.99%
Female Householder, no spouse 13,636 13.67% 16,928 15.34%
With Children* 8,213 8.23% 9,741 8.83%
Without Children* 5,423 5.44% 7,187 6.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,755 3.76% 5,574 5.05%
With Children* 1,804 1.81% 2,918 2.64%
Without Children* 1,951 1.96% 2,656 2.41%
Non-Family Households 25,692 25.76% 30,672 27.79%
Living Alone 21,808 21.86% 24,984 22.64%
Two or More Persons 3,884 3.89% 5,688 5.15%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy