Texas

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 6,070,937 100.00% 7,393,354 100.00%
Married Couple 3,435,540 56.59% 3,989,741 53.96%
With Children* 1,753,766 28.89% 2,001,628 27.07%
Without Children* 1,681,774 27.70% 1,988,113 26.89%
Female Householder, no spouse 701,826 11.56% 937,589 12.68%
With Children* 418,932 6.90% 564,288 7.63%
Without Children* 282,894 4.66% 373,301 5.05%
Male Householder, no spouse 206,512 3.40% 320,464 4.33%
With Children* 94,201 1.55% 157,414 2.13%
Without Children* 112,311 1.85% 163,050 2.21%
Non-Family Households 1,727,059 28.45% 2,145,560 29.02%
Living Alone 1,452,936 23.93% 1,752,141 23.70%
Two or More Persons 274,123 4.52% 393,419 5.32%

*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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