Maryland

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 1,748,991 100.0% 1,980,859 100.0%
Married Couple 948,563 54.2% 994,549 50.2%
With Children* 436,878 25.0% 461,446 23.3%
Without Children* 511,685 29.3% 533,103 26.9%
Female-Headed 231,889 13.3% 279,876 14.1%
With Children* 122,240 7.0% 159,342 8.0%
Without Children* 109,649 6.3% 120,534 6.1%
Male-Headed 65,362 3.7% 84,893 4.3%
With Children* 26,789 1.5% 41,384 2.1%
Without Children* 38,573 2.2% 43,509 2.2%
Non-Family 503,177 28.8% 621,541 31.4%
Householder Living Alone 394,572 22.6% 495,459 25.0%
Two or More Persons 108,605 6.2% 126,082 6.4%

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

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