District of Columbia

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 249,634 100.0% 248,338 100.0%
Married Couple 63,110 25.3% 56,631 22.8%
With Children* 22,420 9.0% 20,741 8.4%
Without Children* 40,690 16.3% 35,890 14.5%
Female-Headed 48,575 19.5% 47,032 18.9%
With Children* 23,720 9.5% 24,561 9.9%
Without Children* 24,855 10.0% 22,471 9.0%
Male-Headed 10,402 4.2% 10,503 4.2%
With Children* 3,300 1.3% 3,802 1.5%
Without Children* 7,102 2.8% 6,701 2.7%
Non-Family 127,547 51.1% 134,172 54.0%
Householder Living Alone 103,626 41.5% 108,744 43.8%
Two or More Persons 23,921 9.6% 25,428 10.2%

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

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