Chaffee 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 4,848 100.00% 6,584 100.00%
Married Couple 2,908 59.98% 3,730 56.65%
With Children* 1,131 23.33% 1,259 19.12%
Without Children* 1,777 36.65% 2,471 37.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 347 7.16% 451 6.85%
With Children* 222 4.58% 290 4.40%
Without Children* 125 2.58% 161 2.45%
Male Householder, no spouse 119 2.45% 181 2.75%
With Children* 75 1.55% 108 1.64%
Without Children* 44 0.91% 73 1.11%
Non-Family Households 1,474 30.40% 2,222 33.75%
Living Alone 1,331 27.45% 1,869 28.39%
Two or More Persons 143 2.95% 353 5.36%

*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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