Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Lancaster County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 172,560 100.0%
Family households 124,129 71.9%
    Male householder 100,341 58.1%
    Female householder 23,788 13.8%
Nonfamily households 48,431 28.1%
    Male householder 21,676 12.6%
        Living alone 16,621 9.6%
    Female householder 26,755 15.5%
        Living alone 23,180 13.4%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 172,560 100.0%
1-person household 39,801 23.1%
2-person household 60,646 35.1%
3-person household 27,893 16.2%
4-person household 25,202 14.6%
5-person household 11,211 6.5%
6-person household 4,207 2.4%
7-or more-person household 3,600 2.1%
     
Average household size 2.64% (X)
Average family size 3.14% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 124,129 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 61,158 49.3%
    With own children under 18 years 58,204 46.9%
        Under 6 years only 13,084 10.5%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 12,050 9.7%
        6 to 17 years only 33,070 26.6%
     
        Married-couple families 103,320 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 47,456 45.9%
    With own children under 18 years 45,863 44.4%
        Under 6 years only 10,400 10.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 10,162 9.8%
        6 to 17 years only 25,301 24.5%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 14,900 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 10,042 67.4%
    With own children under 18 years 9,006 60.4%
        Under 6 years only 1,777 11.9%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 1,436 9.6%
        6 to 17 years only 5,793 38.9%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.