New York

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 6,639,322 100.0% 7,056,860 100.0%
Married Couple 3,315,845 49.9% 3,289,514 46.6%
With Children* 1,496,150 22.5% 1,527,187 21.6%
Without Children* 1,819,695 27.4% 1,762,327 25.0%
Female-Headed 919,266 13.8% 1,038,176 14.7%
With Children* 478,724 7.2% 573,384 8.1%
Without Children* 440,542 6.6% 464,792 6.6%
Male-Headed 254,201 3.8% 311,697 4.4%
With Children* 89,585 1.3% 130,810 1.9%
Without Children* 164,616 2.5% 180,887 2.6%
Non-Family 2,150,010 32.4% 2,417,473 34.3%
Householder Living Alone 1,806,263 27.2% 1,982,742 28.1%
Two or More Persons 343,747 5.2% 434,731 6.2%

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

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