Quick Table P-10. Households and Families: 2000
Geographic Area: Pennsylvania
 
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Subject Number Percent
     
HOUSEHOLD AND TYPE    
        Total households 4,777,003 100.0%
Family households 3,208,388 67.2%
    Male householder 2,366,494 49.5%
    Female householder 841,894 17.6%
Nonfamily households 1,568,615 32.8%
    Male householder 683,504 14.3%
        Living alone 540,166 11.3%
    Female householder 885,111 18.5%
        Living alone 780,775 16.3%
     
HOUSEHOLD SIZE    
        Total households 4,777,003 100.0%
1-person household 1,320,941 27.7%
2-person household 1,587,227 33.2%
3-person household 783,820 16.4%
4-person household 659,158 13.8%
5-person household 282,655 5.9%
6-person household 93,457 2.0%
7-or more-person household 49,745 1.0%
     
Average household size 2.48% (X)
Average family size 3.04% (X)
     
FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN    
        Families 3,208,388 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 1,538,251 47.9%
    With own children under 18 years 1,430,808 44.6%
        Under 6 years only 313,081 9.8%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 268,855 8.4%
        6 to 17 years only 848,872 26.5%
     
        Married-couple families 2,467,673 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 1,089,446 44.1%
    With own children under 18 years 1,043,071 42.3%
        Under 6 years only 230,284 9.3%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 208,250 8.4%
        6 to 17 years only 604,537 24.5%
     
        Female householder, no husband present 554,693 100.0%
With related children under 18 years 347,243 62.6%
    With own children under 18 years 298,021 53.7%
        Under 6 years only 58,282 10.5%
        Under 6 and 6 to 17 years 49,418 8.9%
        6 to 17 years only 190,321 34.3%
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.