| Mississippi |  |
HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE
| Household Types, 1990-2000 | |||||
| 1990 | 2000 | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Total Households | 911,374 | 100.0% | 1,046,434 | 100.0% | |
| Married Couple | 498,240 | 54.7% | 520,844 | 49.8% | |
| With Children* | 241,822 | 26.5% | 234,484 | 22.4% | |
| Without Children* | 256,418 | 28.1% | 286,360 | 27.4% | |
| Female-Headed | 145,221 | 15.9% | 180,705 | 17.3% | |
| With Children* | 85,174 | 9.3% | 106,203 | 10.1% | |
| Without Children* | 60,047 | 6.6% | 74,502 | 7.1% | |
| Male-Headed | 30,917 | 3.4% | 45,610 | 4.4% | |
| With Children* | 13,709 | 1.5% | 22,729 | 2.2% | |
| Without Children* | 17,208 | 1.9% | 22,881 | 2.2% | |
| Non-Family | 236,996 | 26.0% | 299,275 | 28.6% | |
| Householder Living Alone | 212,949 | 23.4% | 257,708 | 24.6% | |
| Two or More Persons | 24,047 | 2.6% | 41,567 | 4.0% | |
* For the purposes of this table, "children" are people under age 18.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).