South Carolina

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 1,258,044 100.0% 1,533,854 100.0%
Married Couple 710,089 56.4% 783,142 51.1%
With Children* 332,942 26.5% 333,951 21.8%
Without Children* 377,147 30.0% 449,191 29.3%
Female-Headed 176,204 14.0% 226,958 14.8%
With Children* 96,177 7.6% 131,010 8.5%
Without Children* 80,027 6.4% 95,948 6.3%
Male-Headed 41,913 3.3% 62,722 4.1%
With Children* 17,639 1.4% 30,315 2.0%
Without Children* 24,274 1.9% 32,407 2.1%
Non-Family 329,838 26.2% 461,032 30.1%
Householder Living Alone 281,347 22.4% 383,142 25.0%
Two or More Persons 48,491 3.9% 77,890 5.1%

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

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