Return to the PIE Home PageThere were 236,766 children less than 18 years old in Franklin County in 1990. The majority of children (66.5%) lived in married family households in 1990. The next largest number of children lived in single female-headed households (21.0%), followed by children living with other relatives (6.7%), and children living in single male-headed households (3.3%).
Since 1980, the largest increase has been children living in single female- and male-headed households, from 49,850 in 1980 to 57,504 in 1990 (a 14.5% increase). In 1980, 21.1% of all children lived in single female- and male-headed households, compared to 24.3% of all children in 1990. Conversely, the percentage of children living in married couple families has decreased, from 70.6% in 1980 to 66.5% of all children in 1990.
In 1990, 2.5% of children had "other" living arrangements. These included: children who were heads of households (0.1% of total), children living with non-relatives (1.8%), and children living in group quarters (0.6%).
1980 1980 1990 1990
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 236,035 100.0 236,766 100.0
In Households 234,416 99.3 235,315 99.4
Householder/Spouse 549 0.2 236 0.1
Own Child: 216,368 91.7 215,002 90.8
In Married Family 166,518 70.6 157,498 66.5
In Other Family: 49,850 21.1 57,504 24.3
Male Householder,
no Wife Present N/A N/A 7,761 3.3
Female Householder,
no Husband Present N/A N/A 49,743 21.0
Other Relatives 14,602 6.2 15,930 6.7
Nonrelatives 2,897 1.2 4,147 1.8
* In Group Quarters: 1,599 0.7 1,451 0.6
Institutional 1,306 0.6 1,130 0.5
Noninstitutional 293 0.1 321 0.1
* All persons not living in households are classified by the Census Bureau as living in group quarters. Group Quarters are either institutional or non-institutional. Institutional includes those who are in formally authorized, supervised care or custody. People are classified as "other persons in group quarters" (i.e., non-institutional) when there are 10 or more unrelated persons living in a unit other than an institution. Examples include: rooming houses, halfway houses, shelters, and homes for the mentally ill, retarded, or physically handicapped.
Note: Figures above include all children 18 years and below.
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-030