Putnam 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 15,695 100.00% 20,028 100.00%
Married Couple 10,873 69.28% 12,865 64.24%
With Children* 5,373 34.23% 5,718 28.55%
Without Children* 5,500 35.04% 7,147 35.69%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,328 8.46% 1,790 8.94%
With Children* 748 4.77% 1,031 5.15%
Without Children* 580 3.70% 759 3.79%
Male Householder, no spouse 425 2.71% 636 3.18%
With Children* 216 1.38% 338 1.69%
Without Children* 209 1.33% 298 1.49%
Non-Family Households 3,069 19.55% 4,737 23.65%
Living Alone 2,762 17.60% 4,133 20.64%
Two or More Persons 307 1.96% 604 3.02%

*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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