Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Erie County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 106,507 100.0%
Family households 71,039 66.7%
    Male householder 52,545 49.3%
    Female householder 18,494 17.4%
Nonfamily households 35,468 33.3%
    Male householder 15,851 14.9%
        Living alone 12,321 11.6%
    Female householder 19,617 18.4%
        Living alone 17,041 16.0%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 106,507 100.0%
1-person household 29,362 27.6%
2-person household 34,619 32.5%
3-person household 17,450 16.4%
4-person household 14,886 14.0%
5-person household 6,757 6.3%
6-person household 2,292 2.2%
7-or more-person household 1,141 1.1%
     
Average household size 2.51% (X)
Average family size 3.07% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 71,039 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 35,931 50.6%
    With own children under 18 years 33,659 47.4%
        Under 6 years only 7,159 10.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 6,510 9.2%
        6 to 17 years only 19,990 28.1%
     
        Married-couple families 53,792 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 24,496 45.5%
    With own children under 18 years 23,437 43.6%
        Under 6 years only 4,787 8.9%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 4,760 8.8%
        6 to 17 years only 13,890 25.8%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 12,890 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 8,826 68.5%
    With own children under 18 years 7,870 61.1%
        Under 6 years only 1,693 13.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 1,432 11.1%
        6 to 17 years only 4,745 36.8%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.