Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Columbia County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 24,915 100.0%
Family households 16,564 66.5%
    Male householder 13,181 52.9%
    Female householder 3,383 13.6%
Nonfamily households 8,351 33.5%
    Male householder 3,628 14.6%
        Living alone 2,665 10.7%
    Female householder 4,723 19.0%
        Living alone 3,953 15.9%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 24,915 100.0%
1-person household 6,618 26.6%
2-person household 9,058 36.4%
3-person household 4,083 16.4%
4-person household 3,321 13.3%
5-person household 1,246 5.0%
6-person household 410 1.6%
7-or more-person household 179 0.7%
     
Average household size 2.42% (X)
Average family size 2.90% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 16,564 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 7,307 44.1%
    With own children under 18 years 6,889 41.6%
        Under 6 years only 1,472 8.9%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 1,188 7.2%
        6 to 17 years only 4,229 25.5%
     
        Married-couple families 13,393 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 5,375 40.1%
    With own children under 18 years 5,147 38.4%
        Under 6 years only 1,101 8.2%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 943 7.0%
        6 to 17 years only 3,103 23.2%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 2,177 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 1,352 62.1%
    With own children under 18 years 1,210 55.6%
        Under 6 years only 235 10.8%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 173 7.9%
        6 to 17 years only 802 36.8%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.