Levy 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 10,079 100.00% 13,867 100.00%
Married Couple 5,979 59.32% 7,406 53.41%
With Children* 2,205 21.88% 2,489 17.95%
Without Children* 3,774 37.44% 4,917 35.46%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,115 11.06% 1,636 11.80%
With Children* 640 6.35% 965 6.96%
Without Children* 475 4.71% 671 4.84%
Male Householder, no spouse 327 3.24% 632 4.56%
With Children* 158 1.57% 350 2.52%
Without Children* 169 1.68% 282 2.03%
Non-Family Households 2,658 26.37% 4,193 30.24%
Living Alone 2,259 22.41% 3,454 24.91%
Two or More Persons 399 3.96% 739 5.33%

*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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