Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Centre County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 49,323 100.0%
Family households 28,501 57.8%
    Male householder 22,634 45.9%
    Female householder 5,867 11.9%
Nonfamily households 20,822 42.2%
    Male householder 10,549 21.4%
        Living alone 6,139 12.4%
    Female householder 10,273 20.8%
        Living alone 6,963 14.1%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 49,323 100.0%
1-person household 13,102 26.6%
2-person household 17,233 34.9%
3-person household 8,204 16.6%
4-person household 7,066 14.3%
5-person household 2,616 5.3%
6-person household 720 1.5%
7-or more-person household 382 0.8%
     
Average household size 2.45% (X)
Average family size 2.95% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 28,501 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 13,119 46.0%
    With own children under 18 years 12,574 44.1%
        Under 6 years only 3,000 10.5%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 2,292 8.0%
        6 to 17 years only 7,282 25.5%
     
        Married-couple families 24,138 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 10,531 43.6%
    With own children under 18 years 10,205 42.3%
        Under 6 years only 2,483 10.3%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 2,015 8.3%
        6 to 17 years only 5,707 23.6%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 3,025 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 1,857 61.4%
    With own children under 18 years 1,700 56.2%
        Under 6 years only 325 10.7%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 219 7.2%
        6 to 17 years only 1,156 38.2%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.