Washington

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 1,872,431 100.0% 2,271,398 100.0%
Married Couple 1,029,267 55.0% 1,181,995 52.0%
With Children* 475,264 25.4% 541,636 23.8%
Without Children* 554,003 29.6% 640,359 28.2%
Female-Headed 175,522 9.4% 224,618 9.9%
With Children* 115,430 6.2% 146,920 6.5%
Without Children* 60,092 3.2% 77,698 3.4%
Male-Headed 60,145 3.2% 92,514 4.1%
With Children* 32,334 1.7% 53,925 2.4%
Without Children* 27,811 1.5% 38,589 1.7%
Non-Family 607,497 32.4% 772,271 34.0%
Householder Living Alone 476,320 25.4% 594,325 26.2%
Two or More Persons 131,177 7.0% 177,946 7.8%

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

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