West Virginia

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 688,557 100.0% 736,481 100.0%
Married Couple 406,105 59.0% 397,499 54.0%
With Children* 186,751 27.1% 156,927 21.3%
Without Children* 219,354 31.9% 240,572 32.7%
Female-Headed 73,527 10.7% 79,120 10.7%
With Children* 38,138 5.5% 42,304 5.7%
Without Children* 35,389 5.1% 36,816 5.0%
Male-Headed 20,627 3.0% 27,436 3.7%
With Children* 9,199 1.3% 13,841 1.9%
Without Children* 11,428 1.7% 13,595 1.8%
Non-Family 188,298 27.3% 232,426 31.6%
Householder Living Alone 168,735 24.5% 199,587 27.1%
Two or More Persons 19,563 2.8% 32,839 4.5%

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

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