Starr 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 10,331 100.00% 14,410 100.00%
Married Couple 7,358 71.22% 9,580 66.48%
With Children* 5,188 50.22% 6,205 43.06%
Without Children* 2,170 21.00% 3,375 23.42%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,472 14.25% 2,513 17.44%
With Children* 849 8.22% 1,421 9.86%
Without Children* 623 6.03% 1,092 7.58%
Male Householder, no spouse 362 3.50% 570 3.96%
With Children* 171 1.66% 259 1.80%
Without Children* 191 1.85% 311 2.16%
Non-Family Households 1,139 11.03% 1,747 12.12%
Living Alone 1,063 10.29% 1,622 11.26%
Two or More Persons 76 0.74% 125 0.87%

*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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