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St. Martin Parish

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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 14,634 100.00% 17,164 100.00%
Married Couple 8,822 60.28% 9,368 54.58%
With Children* 4,939 33.75% 4,598 26.79%
Without Children* 3,883 26.53% 4,770 27.79%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,146 14.66% 2,733 15.92%
With Children* 1,332 9.10% 1,722 10.03%
Without Children* 814 5.56% 1,011 5.89%
Male Householder, no spouse 592 4.05% 882 5.14%
With Children* 317 2.17% 491 2.86%
Without Children* 275 1.88% 391 2.28%
Non-Family Households 3,074 21.01% 4,181 24.36%
Living Alone 2,699 18.44% 3,558 20.73%
Two or More Persons 375 2.56% 623 3.63%

*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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