Alabama

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 1,506,790 100.0% 1,737,080 100.0%
Married Couple 858,327 57.0% 906,916 52.2%
With Children* 395,606 26.3% 391,185 22.5%
Without Children* 462,721 30.7% 515,731 29.7%
Female-Headed 201,220 13.4% 246,466 14.2%
With Children* 109,109 7.2% 141,057 8.1%
Without Children* 92,111 6.1% 105,409 6.1%
Male-Headed 44,288 2.9% 62,586 3.6%
With Children* 17,687 1.2% 29,216 1.7%
Without Children* 26,601 1.8% 33,370 1.9%
Non-Family 402,955 26.7% 521,112 30.0%
Householder Living Alone 358,078 23.8% 453,898 26.1%
Two or More Persons 44,877 3.0% 67,214 3.9%

* For the purposes of this table, "children" are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).