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Household type and relationship

Montgomery County region, Census 2000 data
HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGION JURISDICTIONS, 2000
Statistical Categories Alexandria City, VA Arlington County, VA Fairfax County, VA Loudoun County, VA Prince William County, VA District of Columbia Anne Arundel County, MD Frederick County, MD Howard County, MD Montgomery County, MD Prince George's County, MD
POPULATION IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Householder 27,749 39,322 250,281 45,020 72,737 114,166 129,193 51,949 65,790 224,225 198,066
Spouse 19,905 30,522 208,393 38,501 57,957 56,631 102,197 42,815 54,441 179,192 126,012
Parent 1,143 1,467 11,096 1,363 2,367 4,960 3,937 1,330 2,136 10,094 9,627
Child
Natural-born or adopted
 23,346 34,768 279,759 53,483 90,552 125,763 136,619 58,883 77,017 253,795 235,672
Step
 741 933 8,378 2,063 4,885 3,353 7,769 2,791 2,740 7,290 11,749
Grandchild
 1,368 1,808 8,843 1,598 4,314 21,629 9,097 2,655 2,409 9,283 24,293
Brother or sister
 2,528 3,540 13,464 1,406 2,953 10,217 3,571 1,105 1,650 11,732 14,695
Other relatives 2,797 4,120 21,739 2,494 6,001 13,381 7,064 2,378 3,285 18,886 23,077
Nonrelatives 3,551 5,206 22,166 3,016 7,128 16,030 10,103 3,562 3,600 20,574 24,488
POPULATION IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Male householder (living alone) 11,431 16,042 31,850 4,869 7,787 48,347 16,789 6,098 8,178 29,385 29,472
Male householder (not living alone) 4,022 6,625 14,559 2,233 3,373 14,070 6,656 2,355 3,058 11,109 10,622
Female householder (living alone) 15,459 19,174 43,308 6,181 8,377 60,397 21,320 7,974 10,589 49,914 39,581
Female householder (not living alone) 3,228 5,189 10,716 1,597 2,296 11,358 4,712 1,684 2,428 9,932 8,869
Nonrelatives 9,114 16,579 34,900 4,924 7,697 36,195 14,639 5,043 6,903 28,499 27,935
PERSONS 65 YEARS AND OVER IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Householder 3,254 5,258 27,337 3,194 4,605 21,800 17,919 6,371 6,170 32,544 21,995
Spouse 1,979 3,293 17,686 2,008 2,750 9,731 11,342 4,194 3,931 21,863 11,997
Other relatives 350 567 4,027 555 977 2,441 1,995 785 973 4,091 3,425
Nonrelatives 61 99 462 55 81 717 262 120 101 570 575
PERSONS 65 YEARS AND OVER IN NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Male householder (living alone) 1,039 1,660 3,907 515 671 7,303 2,886 1,072 1,011 5,381 3,887
Male householder (not living alone) 76 168 425 72 81 808 345 82 78 496 472
Female householder (living alone) 3,178 4,685 12,765 1,684 2,158 17,600 8,473 3,632 3,121 19,641 10,214
Female householder (not living alone) 90 201 495 66 77 990 349 95 102 762 493
Nonrelatives 140 214 704 100 138 1,339 585 151 225 994 816
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Married-couple family
with own children under 18 years
 7,666 12,800 105,709 21,910 32,310 20,741 47,240 21,613 29,226 89,960 61,398
no children under 18 years
 12,239 17,722 102,684 16,591 25,647 35,890 54,957 21,202 25,215 89,232 64,614
Male householder, no wife present
with own children under 18 years
 721 880 4,653 939 2,322 3,802 3,807 1,404 1,501 4,672 7,443
no children under 18 years
 1,423 1,891 7,069 905 1,832 6,701 3,440 1,173 1,297 6,442 8,534
Female householder, no husband present
with own children under 18 years
 3,100 2,945 16,869 2,963 7,133 24,561 11,250 3,998 5,331 19,033 32,410
no children under 18 years
 2,600 3,084 13,297 1,712 3,493 22,471 8,499 2,559 3,220 14,886 23,667

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, STF1; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.