Gilchrist 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 3,284 100.00% 5,021 100.00%
Married Couple 2,125 64.71% 2,964 59.03%
With Children* 921 28.05% 1,205 24.00%
Without Children* 1,204 36.66% 1,759 35.03%
Female Householder, no spouse 308 9.38% 560 11.15%
With Children* 190 5.79% 354 7.05%
Without Children* 118 3.59% 206 4.10%
Male Householder, no spouse 117 3.56% 191 3.80%
With Children* 61 1.86% 95 1.89%
Without Children* 56 1.71% 96 1.91%
Non-Family Households 734 22.35% 1,306 26.01%
Living Alone 624 19.00% 1,059 21.09%
Two or More Persons 110 3.35% 247 4.92%

*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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