Walla Walla 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 17,623 100.00% 19,647 100.00%
Married Couple 9,891 56.13% 10,610 54.00%
With Children* 4,233 24.02% 4,622 23.53%
Without Children* 5,658 32.11% 5,988 30.48%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,613 9.15% 1,871 9.52%
With Children* 1,092 6.20% 1,244 6.33%
Without Children* 521 2.96% 627 3.19%
Male Householder, no spouse 488 2.77% 757 3.85%
With Children* 271 1.54% 449 2.29%
Without Children* 217 1.23% 308 1.57%
Non-Family Households 5,631 31.95% 6,409 32.62%
Living Alone 4,744 26.92% 5,316 27.06%
Two or More Persons 887 5.03% 1,093 5.56%

*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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