Married Couple & Single-Headed Households with Related Children by Race in Franklin County

There were 38,150 single-headed families with related children in Franklin County in 1990, a 40.4% increase from the 27,180 in 1980. Single-headed households represented 29.9% of total households with children in Franklin County in 1990, up from 23.4% in 1980. Single-headed households with children increased for all racial categories except "Other" between 1980 and 1990. Of all racial groups, Asian and Pacific Islanders had the lowest percentage of single-headed households with children (11.7%), while Black households with children had the highest (60.9%). Of the 38,150 single-headed households with children in 1990, 32,357 (or 84.8%) were female-headed.

A single-headed household with related children is a male or female householder with related children in the household and no spouse present. Related children include own children and all other persons under 18 years of age in the household, regardless of marital status, who are related to the householder, except the spouse of the householder. Foster children are not included since they are not related to the householder.

Married Couple & Single-Headed Households with Related Children by Race in Franklin County: 1980 - 1990

                                  1980                 1990 
                            House-               House-
                             holds   Percent      holds  Percent

Total:
Married-couple              89,140      76.6     89,229     70.1  
Male householder,            3,040       2.6      5,793      4.5  
 no wife
Female Householder,         24,140      20.8     32,357     25.4  
 no husband
Total                      116,320     100.0    127,379    100.0

White:
Married-couple              78,199      82.2     76,812     77.1  
Male householder,            2,134       2.2      4,244      4.3  
 no wife
Female householder,         14,774      15.6     18,466     18.6  
 no husband
Total                       95,107     100.0     99,522    100.0

Black:
Married-couple               9,770      49.3      9,521     39.1  
Male householder,              889       4.5      1,421      5.8  
 no wife
Female householder,          9,149      46.2     13,434     55.1  
 no husband
Total                       19,808     100.0     24,376    100.0

Am. Indian, Esk., Aleut:
Married-couple                 155      73.1        196     58.2  
Male householder,               11       5.2         30      8.9  
 no wife
Female householder,             46      21.7        111     32.9  
 no husband
Total                          212     100.0        337    100.0

Asian, Pac. Islander:
Married-couple                 894      89.2      2,443     88.3  
Male householder,                6       0.6         77      2.8  
 no wife
Female householder,            102      10.2        246      8.9  
 no husband
Total                        1,002     100.0      2,766    100.0

Other:
Married-couple                 122      63.9        257     68.0  
Male householder,                0       0.0         21      5.6  
 no wife 
Female householder,             69      36.1        100     26.4  
 no husband
Total                          191     100.0        378    100.0

Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Filename: CD-029

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