Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Carbon County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 23,701 100.0%
Family households 16,416 69.3%
    Male householder 12,618 53.2%
    Female householder 3,798 16.0%
Nonfamily households 7,285 30.7%
    Male householder 3,285 13.9%
        Living alone 2,572 10.9%
    Female householder 4,000 16.9%
        Living alone 3,590 15.1%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 23,701 100.0%
1-person household 6,162 26.0%
2-person household 8,437 35.6%
3-person household 4,129 17.4%
4-person household 3,209 13.5%
5-person household 1,207 5.1%
6-person household 386 1.6%
7-or more-person household 171 0.7%
     
Average household size 2.44% (X)
Average family size 2.93% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 16,416 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 7,253 44.2%
    With own children under 18 years 6,810 41.5%
        Under 6 years only 1,391 8.5%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 1,158 7.1%
        6 to 17 years only 4,261 26.0%
     
        Married-couple families 12,986 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 5,287 40.7%
    With own children under 18 years 5,036 38.8%
        Under 6 years only 952 7.3%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 935 7.2%
        6 to 17 years only 3,149 24.2%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 2,357 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 1,365 57.9%
    With own children under 18 years 1,223 51.9%
        Under 6 years only 261 11.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 158 6.7%
        6 to 17 years only 804 34.1%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.