Maine

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 465,312 100.0% 518,200 100.0%
Married Couple 270,565 58.1% 272,152 52.5%
With Children* 126,298 27.1% 112,767 21.8%
Without Children* 144,267 31.0% 159,385 30.8%
Female-Headed 44,360 9.5% 49,022 9.5%
With Children* 27,657 5.9% 32,352 6.2%
Without Children* 16,703 3.6% 16,670 3.2%
Male-Headed 13,760 3.0% 19,511 3.8%
With Children* 7,188 1.5% 12,206 2.4%
Without Children* 6,572 1.4% 7,305 1.4%
Non-Family 136,627 29.4% 177,515 34.3%
Householder Living Alone 108,474 23.3% 139,969 27.0%
Two or More Persons 28,153 6.1% 37,546 7.2%

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

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