Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 18,375 100.0%
Family households 12,861 70.0%
    Male householder 10,394 56.6%
    Female householder 2,467 13.4%
Nonfamily households 5,514 30.0%
    Male householder 2,442 13.3%
        Living alone 2,020 11.0%
    Female householder 3,072 16.7%
        Living alone 2,862 15.6%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 18,375 100.0%
1-person household 4,882 26.6%
2-person household 6,411 34.9%
3-person household 3,057 16.6%
4-person household 2,626 14.3%
5-person household 1,007 5.5%
6-person household 265 1.4%
7-or more-person household 127 0.7%
     
Average household size 2.45% (X)
Average family size 2.96% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 12,861 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 5,823 45.3%
    With own children under 18 years 5,560 43.2%
        Under 6 years only 1,127 8.8%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 975 7.6%
        6 to 17 years only 3,458 26.9%
     
        Married-couple families 10,444 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 4,417 42.3%
    With own children under 18 years 4,256 40.8%
        Under 6 years only 846 8.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 815 7.8%
        6 to 17 years only 2,595 24.8%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 1,669 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 996 59.7%
    With own children under 18 years 917 54.9%
        Under 6 years only 172 10.3%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 119 7.1%
        6 to 17 years only 626 37.5%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.