Orange 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 254,852 100.00% 336,286 100.00%
Married Couple 132,081 51.83% 157,937 46.97%
With Children* 58,466 22.94% 73,466 21.85%
Without Children* 73,615 28.89% 84,471 25.12%
Female Householder, no spouse 29,574 11.60% 45,981 13.67%
With Children* 16,844 6.61% 27,566 8.20%
Without Children* 12,730 5.00% 18,415 5.48%
Male Householder, no spouse 9,473 3.72% 16,340 4.86%
With Children* 4,270 1.68% 8,067 2.40%
Without Children* 5,203 2.04% 8,273 2.46%
Non-Family Households 83,724 32.85% 116,028 34.50%
Living Alone 60,340 23.68% 81,495 24.23%
Two or More Persons 23,384 9.18% 34,533 10.27%

*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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