| Number (in thousands) |
Total | 14,718 | 22,357 | 29,122 | 25,310 | 25,158 | 26,532 | 27,404 |
Child of householder1 | 6,333 | 10,582 | 14,091 | 13,367 | 13,224 | 13,823 | 13,898 |
Family householder or spouse | 6,186 | 8,470 | 8,408 | 5,631 | 5,252 | 5,065 | 5,082 |
Nonfamily householder2 | 354 | 1,066 | 2,776 | 2,252 | 2,346 | 2,498 | 3,049 |
Other3 | 1,845 | 2,239 | 3,848 | 4,060 | 4,336 | 5,145 | 5,375 |
Male | 6842 | 10,398 | 14,278 | 12,450 | 12,545 | 13,291 | 13,811 |
Child of householder1 | 3,583 | 5,641 | 7,755 | 7,232 | 7,328 | 7,593 | 7,613 |
Family householder or spouse | 2,160 | 3,119 | 3,041 | 1,838 | 1,684 | 1,669 | 1,788 |
Nonfamily householder2 | 182 | 563 | 1,581 | 1,228 | 1,246 | 1,279 | 1,507 |
Other3 | 917 | 1,075 | 1,902 | 2,152 | 2,287 | 2,749 | 2,906 |
Female | 7,876 | 11,959 | 14,844 | 12,860 | 12,613 | 13,242 | 13,592 |
Child of householder1 | 2,750 | 4,941 | 6,336 | 6,135 | 5,896 | 6,232 | 6,286 |
Family householder or spouse | 4,026 | 5,351 | 5,367 | 3,793 | 3,568 | 3,396 | 3,294 |
Nonfamily householder2 | 172 | 503 | 1,195 | 1,024 | 1,100 | 1,219 | 1,541 |
Other3 | 928 | 1,164 | 1,946 | 1,908 | 2,049 | 2,396 | 2,471 |
| Percentage distribution |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Child of householder1 | 43.0 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 52.8 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 50.7 |
Family householder or spouse | 42.0 | 37.9 | 28.9 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 19.1 | 18.5 |
Nonfamily householder2 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 11.1 |
Other3 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 |
Male | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Child of householder1 | 52.4 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 58.1 | 58.4 | 57.1 | 55.1 |
Family householder or spouse | 31.6 | 30.0 | 21.3 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
Nonfamily householder2 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
Other3 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 21.0 |
Female | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Child of householder1 | 34.9 | 41.3 | 42.7 | 47.7 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 46.2 |
Family householder or spouse | 51.1 | 44.7 | 36.2 | 29.5 | 28.3 | 25.6 | 24.2 |
Nonfamily householder2 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 11.3 |
Other3 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 |
1Child of householder includes unmarried college students living in dormitories. |
2A nonfamily householder is an unmarried person maintaining a household while living alone or with nonrelatives. |
3Includes roomers, boarders, paid employees, nonrelatives, and relatives sharing a household but not classified as the householder. |
NOTE: A householder is defined as the person (or one of the persons) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented. There can only be one householder per household. See Glossary for additional clarification of terms. This table excludes inmates of institutions and military personnel living in barracks. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Marital Status and Living Arrangements, various years; America's Families and Living Arrangements, various years. |