Connecticut

HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE


Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 1,230,479 100.0% 1,301,670 100.0%
Married Couple 684,660 55.6% 676,467 52.0%
With Children* 298,733 24.3% 307,126 23.6%
Without Children* 385,927 31.4% 369,341 28.4%
Female-Headed 140,385 11.4% 157,411 12.1%
With Children* 73,493 6.0% 91,114 7.0%
Without Children* 66,892 5.4% 66,297 5.1%
Male-Headed 39,448 3.2% 47,292 3.6%
With Children* 13,046 1.1% 21,045 1.6%
Without Children* 26,402 2.1% 26,247 2.0%
Non-Family 365,986 29.7% 420,500 32.3%
Householder Living Alone 297,161 24.2% 344,224 26.4%
Two or More Persons 68,825 5.6% 76,276 5.9%

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

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