Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Delaware County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 206,320 100.0%
Family households 139,453 67.6%
    Male householder 98,413 47.7%
    Female householder 41,040 19.9%
Nonfamily households 66,867 32.4%
    Male householder 27,904 13.5%
        Living alone 22,520 10.9%
    Female householder 38,963 18.9%
        Living alone 34,508 16.7%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 206,320 100.0%
1-person household 57,028 27.6%
2-person household 63,125 30.6%
3-person household 33,578 16.3%
4-person household 29,909 14.5%
5-person household 14,936 7.2%
6-person household 5,182 2.5%
7-or more-person household 2,562 1.2%
     
Average household size 2.56% (X)
Average family size 3.17% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 139,453 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 70,221 50.4%
    With own children under 18 years 65,038 46.6%
        Under 6 years only 14,116 10.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 13,068 9.4%
        6 to 17 years only 37,854 27.1%
     
        Married-couple families 104,911 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 50,485 48.1%
    With own children under 18 years 48,416 46.1%
        Under 6 years only 10,947 10.4%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 10,450 10.0%
        6 to 17 years only 27,019 25.8%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 26,542 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 15,788 59.5%
    With own children under 18 years 13,265 50.0%
        Under 6 years only 2,258 8.5%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 2,183 8.2%
        6 to 17 years only 8,824 33.2%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.