Yolo 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 50,972 100.00% 59,375 100.00%
Married Couple 25,136 49.31% 28,275 47.62%
With Children* 12,110 23.76% 14,503 24.43%
Without Children* 13,026 25.56% 13,772 23.19%
Female Householder, no spouse 5,184 10.17% 6,580 11.08%
With Children* 3,402 6.67% 4,072 6.86%
Without Children* 1,782 3.50% 2,508 4.22%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,864 3.66% 2,613 4.40%
With Children* 899 1.76% 1,368 2.30%
Without Children* 965 1.89% 1,245 2.10%
Non-Family Households 18,788 36.86% 21,907 36.90%
Living Alone 11,795 23.14% 13,829 23.29%
Two or More Persons 6,993 13.72% 8,078 13.61%

*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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