Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Allegheny County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 537,150 100.0%
Family households 332,237 61.9%
    Male householder 235,065 43.8%
    Female householder 97,172 18.1%
Nonfamily households 204,913 38.1%
    Male householder 85,669 15.9%
        Living alone 69,663 13.0%
    Female householder 119,244 22.2%
        Living alone 106,075 19.7%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 537,150 100.0%
1-person household 175,738 32.7%
2-person household 176,448 32.8%
3-person household 82,168 15.3%
4-person household 64,836 12.1%
5-person household 26,721 5.0%
6-person household 7,944 1.5%
7-or more-person household 3,295 0.6%
     
Average household size 2.31% (X)
Average family size 2.96% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 332,237 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 151,593 45.6%
    With own children under 18 years 141,634 42.6%
        Under 6 years only 32,343 9.7%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 25,710 7.7%
        6 to 17 years only 83,581 25.2%
     
        Married-couple families 247,549 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 103,686 41.9%
    With own children under 18 years 99,770 40.3%
        Under 6 years only 23,393 9.4%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 19,085 7.7%
        6 to 17 years only 57,292 23.1%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 66,541 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 39,502 59.4%
    With own children under 18 years 34,534 51.9%
        Under 6 years only 7,026 10.6%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 5,777 8.7%
        6 to 17 years only 21,731 32.7%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.