Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Mercer County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 46,712 100.0%
Family households 32,387 69.3%
    Male householder 25,047 53.6%
    Female householder 7,340 15.7%
Nonfamily households 14,325 30.7%
    Male householder 6,143 13.2%
        Living alone 5,039 10.8%
    Female householder 8,182 17.5%
        Living alone 7,558 16.2%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 46,712 100.0%
1-person household 12,597 27.0%
2-person household 16,557 35.4%
3-person household 7,615 16.3%
4-person household 6,267 13.4%
5-person household 2,517 5.4%
6-person household 771 1.7%
7-or more-person household 388 0.8%
     
Average household size 2.44% (X)
Average family size 2.96% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 32,387 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 14,645 45.2%
    With own children under 18 years 13,689 42.3%
        Under 6 years only 3,003 9.3%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 2,493 7.7%
        6 to 17 years only 8,193 25.3%
     
        Married-couple families 25,609 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 10,475 40.9%
    With own children under 18 years 9,993 39.0%
        Under 6 years only 2,120 8.3%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 1,982 7.7%
        6 to 17 years only 5,891 23.0%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 5,094 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 3,229 63.4%
    With own children under 18 years 2,848 55.9%
        Under 6 years only 645 12.7%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 424 8.3%
        6 to 17 years only 1,779 34.9%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.