Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Dauphin County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 102,670 100.0%
Family households 66,132 64.4%
    Male householder 46,931 45.7%
    Female householder 19,201 18.7%
Nonfamily households 36,538 35.6%
    Male householder 16,203 15.8%
        Living alone 12,948 12.6%
    Female householder 20,335 19.8%
        Living alone 17,838 17.4%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 102,670 100.0%
1-person household 30,786 30.0%
2-person household 34,604 33.7%
3-person household 16,387 16.0%
4-person household 12,939 12.6%
5-person household 5,284 5.1%
6-person household 1,732 1.7%
7-or more-person household 938 0.9%
     
Average household size 2.39% (X)
Average family size 2.98% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 66,132 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 32,892 49.7%
    With own children under 18 years 30,474 46.1%
        Under 6 years only 6,929 10.5%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 5,471 8.3%
        6 to 17 years only 18,074 27.3%
     
        Married-couple families 48,916 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 21,226 43.4%
    With own children under 18 years 20,234 41.4%
        Under 6 years only 4,449 9.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 3,848 7.9%
        6 to 17 years only 11,937 24.4%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 13,287 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 9,282 69.9%
    With own children under 18 years 8,111 61.0%
        Under 6 years only 1,874 14.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 1,357 10.2%
        6 to 17 years only 4,880 36.7%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.