Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Susquehanna County
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 16,529 100.0%
Family households 11,777 71.3%
    Male householder 9,334 56.5%
    Female householder 2,443 14.8%
Nonfamily households 4,752 28.7%
    Male householder 2,357 14.3%
        Living alone 1,858 11.2%
    Female householder 2,395 14.5%
        Living alone 2,153 13.0%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 16,529 100.0%
1-person household 4,011 24.3%
2-person household 6,005 36.3%
3-person household 2,629 15.9%
4-person household 2,316 14.0%
5-person household 1,058 6.4%
6-person household 333 2.0%
7-or more-person household 177 1.1%
     
Average household size 2.53% (X)
Average family size 2.99% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 11,777 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 5,550 47.1%
    With own children under 18 years 5,269 44.7%
        Under 6 years only 1,018 8.6%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 953 8.1%
        6 to 17 years only 3,298 28.0%
     
        Married-couple families 9,539 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 4,105 43.0%
    With own children under 18 years 3,956 41.5%
        Under 6 years only 738 7.7%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 786 8.2%
        6 to 17 years only 2,432 25.5%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 1,427 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 927 65.0%
    With own children under 18 years 837 58.7%
        Under 6 years only 144 10.1%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 120 8.4%
        6 to 17 years only 573 40.2%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.