Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Lackawanna County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 86,218 100.0%
Family households 55,758 64.7%
    Male householder 40,978 47.5%
    Female householder 14,780 17.1%
Nonfamily households 30,460 35.3%
    Male householder 12,305 14.3%
        Living alone 10,291 11.9%
    Female householder 18,155 21.1%
        Living alone 16,675 19.3%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 86,218 100.0%
1-person household 26,966 31.3%
2-person household 27,361 31.7%
3-person household 13,911 16.1%
4-person household 11,260 13.1%
5-person household 4,479 5.2%
6-person household 1,553 1.8%
7-or more-person household 688 0.8%
     
Average household size 2.38% (X)
Average family size 3.00% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 55,758 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 24,826 44.5%
    With own children under 18 years 23,432 42.0%
        Under 6 years only 5,016 9.0%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 4,214 7.6%
        6 to 17 years only 14,202 25.5%
     
        Married-couple families 42,150 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 17,920 42.5%
    With own children under 18 years 17,303 41.1%
        Under 6 years only 3,605 8.6%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 3,314 7.9%
        6 to 17 years only 10,384 24.6%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 10,173 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 5,427 53.3%
    With own children under 18 years 4,823 47.4%
        Under 6 years only 1,063 10.4%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 737 7.2%
        6 to 17 years only 3,023 29.7%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.