North Dakota

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 240,878 100.00% 257,152 100.00%
Married Couple 142,374 59.11% 137,433 53.44%
With Children* 70,763 29.38% 62,002 24.11%
Without Children* 71,611 29.73% 75,431 29.33%
Female Householder, no spouse 17,523 7.27% 20,148 7.84%
With Children* 11,561 4.80% 13,639 5.30%
Without Children* 5,962 2.48% 6,509 2.53%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,373 2.65% 8,569 3.33%
With Children* 2,851 1.18% 4,812 1.87%
Without Children* 3,522 1.46% 3,757 1.46%
Non-Family Households 74,608 30.97% 91,002 35.39%
Living Alone 63,953 26.55% 75,420 29.33%
Two or More Persons 10,655 4.42% 15,582 6.06%

*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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