Minnesota

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 1,647,853 100.00% 1,895,127 100.00%
Married Couple 942,524 57.20% 1,018,245 53.73%
With Children* 459,997 27.91% 477,615 25.20%
Without Children* 482,527 29.28% 540,630 28.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 141,554 8.59% 168,782 8.91%
With Children* 90,395 5.49% 111,371 5.88%
Without Children* 51,159 3.10% 57,411 3.03%
Male Householder, no spouse 46,605 2.83% 68,114 3.59%
With Children* 21,668 1.31% 37,305 1.97%
Without Children* 24,937 1.51% 30,809 1.63%
Non-Family Households 517,170 31.38% 639,986 33.77%
Living Alone 413,531 25.10% 509,468 26.88%
Two or More Persons 103,639 6.29% 130,518 6.89%

*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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