Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Chester County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 157,905 100.0%
Family households 113,303 71.8%
    Male householder 88,736 56.2%
    Female householder 24,567 15.6%
Nonfamily households 44,602 28.2%
    Male householder 19,703 12.5%
        Living alone 14,661 9.3%
    Female householder 24,899 15.8%
        Living alone 21,092 13.4%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 157,905 100.0%
1-person household 35,753 22.6%
2-person household 52,519 33.3%
3-person household 26,468 16.8%
4-person household 26,011 16.5%
5-person household 11,710 7.4%
6-person household 3,689 2.3%
7-or more-person household 1,755 1.1%
     
Average household size 2.65% (X)
Average family size 3.15% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 113,303 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 58,150 51.3%
    With own children under 18 years 55,473 49.0%
        Under 6 years only 12,935 11.4%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 10,871 9.6%
        6 to 17 years only 31,667 27.9%
     
        Married-couple families 95,491 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 47,442 49.7%
    With own children under 18 years 46,087 48.3%
        Under 6 years only 11,277 11.8%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 9,621 10.1%
        6 to 17 years only 25,189 26.4%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 12,846 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 7,965 62.0%
    With own children under 18 years 6,954 54.1%
        Under 6 years only 1,121 8.7%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 966 7.5%
        6 to 17 years only 4,867 37.9%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.