Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Cameron County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 2,465 100.0%
Family households 1,624 65.9%
    Male householder 1,286 52.2%
    Female householder 338 13.7%
Nonfamily households 841 34.1%
    Male householder 388 15.7%
        Living alone 318 12.9%
    Female householder 453 18.4%
        Living alone 425 17.2%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 2,465 100.0%
1-person household 743 30.1%
2-person household 880 35.7%
3-person household 339 13.8%
4-person household 283 11.5%
5-person household 132 5.4%
6-person household 54 2.2%
7-or more-person household 34 1.4%
     
Average household size 2.39% (X)
Average family size 2.96% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 1,624 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 729 44.9%
    With own children under 18 years 684 42.1%
        Under 6 years only 113 7.0%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 128 7.9%
        6 to 17 years only 443 27.3%
     
        Married-couple families 1,292 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 512 39.6%
    With own children under 18 years 492 38.1%
        Under 6 years only 75 5.8%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 94 7.3%
        6 to 17 years only 323 25.0%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 228 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 148 64.9%
    With own children under 18 years 128 56.1%
        Under 6 years only 20 8.8%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 29 12.7%
        6 to 17 years only 79 34.6%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.