Grayson 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 6,468 100.00% 7,259 100.00%
Married Couple 4,084 63.14% 4,179 57.57%
With Children* 1,663 25.71% 1,500 20.66%
Without Children* 2,421 37.43% 2,679 36.91%
Female Householder, no spouse 600 9.28% 619 8.53%
With Children* 234 3.62% 275 3.79%
Without Children* 366 5.66% 344 4.74%
Male Householder, no spouse 191 2.95% 289 3.98%
With Children* 75 1.16% 144 1.98%
Without Children* 116 1.79% 145 2.00%
Non-Family Households 1,593 24.63% 2,172 29.92%
Living Alone 1,458 22.54% 1,943 26.77%
Two or More Persons 135 2.09% 229 3.15%

*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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