Household Types & Age of Residents

Date Updated: 10/12/2011

The 2010 Census was used as the data source for the following charts. According to Census 2010 definitions, a "household" is an individual or a group of people who occupy a housing unit, whereas a "family" is a group of two or more people, one of whom is the householder, who live together and are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. Family types include 'Married Couple', 'Unmarried Partner, if at least one member of the household is related to the householder', 'Female Head of Household', and 'Male Head of Household'. See Additional Information for further descriptions of Census 2010 definitions.

What this chart shows: Family & Nonfamily Households - United States, Colorado & Larimer County, 2010

Data Source: United States Census Bureau (SF1, Table P21)

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What the above data tell us:

According to the United States Census, in 2010 the ratio of family households to non-family households varied in Larimer County communities. Larimer County had a lower percentage of family households than the United States and Colorado. Estes Park, Fort Collins, and Laporte also had a lower percentage of family households than either the U.S. or Colorado. Timnath had the highest percentage of family households, whereas Fort Collins had the lowest percentage.

What this chart shows: Households by Type - Larimer County, 2010

Data Source: United States Census Bureau (SF1, Table P21)

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What the above data tell us:

Just over one-half of households in Larimer consisted of married-couple families (those with and without children) in 2010 and approximately one-quarter of households were single individuals living alone. About 8% of households were single-parent families with children at home.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average family size in Larimer County in 2010 was 2.94, a slight decline from 2.99 in 2000. The average household size in 2010 was 2.42, compared to 2.52 in 2000.

Larimer County
Household Type	2000	2010
2-person family households	29.3%	29.6%
3-person family households	14.1%	11.1%
4-person family households	13.6%	11.9%
5+ person family households	8.0%	7.3%
Unmarried partner households	5.6%	6.5%
Same sex partner households	0.5%	0.7%
Householders living alone	23.4%	25.9%
Households w/at least one person 60+	21.8%	29.6%
Households w/3 or more generations	n/a	2.1%
Households w/1 or more nonrelatives	15.3%	15.6%
2-person nonfamily households	7.9%	8.4%
3-person nonfamily households	2.2%	2.4%
4-person nonfamily households	1.1%	0.8%
5+ person nonfamily households	0.4%	0.2%
Institutionalized population	0.6%	0.7%

What this chart shows: Households With Own Children Under 18 by Family Type - United States, Colorado & Larimer County, 2010

Data Source: United States Census Bureau (SF1, Table P21)

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What the above data tell us:

In 2010, the number of married couples with children under 18 years old far exceeded the number of female and male householders with children under 18 years old. Children in Larimer County and Colorado are less likely to be living in a female householder family than those in the nation as a whole.

There has been a 15% decline in the number of married couples with children in Larimer County between 2000 (24.5%) and 2010 (20.8%). See the data table for comparisons between the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census.

What this chart shows: Households with Own Children Under 18 by Family Type - Larimer County Cities & Towns, 2010 Census

Data Source: United States Census Bureau (SF1, Table P21)

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What the above data tell us:

In 2010, children in the United States, Colorado, and Larimer County were much more likely to be living in a married-couple family than with a single parent of either gender.

Within the county, Red Feather Lakes had the lowest percentage (7.8%) of children under 18 living in a married-couple family, and the highest percentage (6.7%) of children under 18 living with a female householder lived in Berthoud. Timnath had the highest percentage (37.4%) of children under 18 living in a married-couple family.

Additional Information:

United States Census 2010, American Factfinder is a searchable database of Census information.

Census 2010 Definitions -

A household consists of all people who occupy a particular housing unit as their usual residence, or who live there at the time of the interview and have no usual residence elsewhere. The usual residence is the place where the person lives and sleeps most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as a legal residence, voting residence, or domicile. Households include not only occupants related to the householder but also any lodgers, roomers, boarders, partners, wards, foster children, and resident employees who share the living quarters of the householder. It includes people temporarily away for reasons such as visiting, traveling in connection with their jobs, attending school, in general hospitals, and in other temporary locations. By definition, the count of households is the same as the count of occupied housing units.

Married-couple families include the householder and spouse, and any other people who are related to the householder and live in the household. If the householder's spouse is not present, but another married couple is present, for example daughter and son-in-law or mother- and father-in-law, the household is not counted here as a married-couple family.

Female Head of Household & Male Head of Household families include households with female/male householders who are widowed, divorced, separated or single, or who are married, but the husband/wife is absent for other reasons.

Related Information on COMPASS -

• Children in Families - Single and Two Parents
• Grandparents as Caregivers
• Growth Management & Land Use

• Housing Units

• Median Family Income

• Population by Age
• Population Size & Growth
• Enrollment - Public Schools

Other Resources -

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - Care and Family
• Centers for Disease Control - Tips for Raising Safe and Healthy Children [pdf]
• Colorado State Demography Office

Data Tables:

Family & Non-Family Households - United States, Colorado, Larimer County, Cities & Towns - 2010

	# Family Households	% Family Households	# Non-Family Households	% Non-Family Households
United States	77,538,296	66.4%	39,177,996	33.6%
Colorado	1,261,527	63.9%	711,341	36.1%
Larimer County	74,993	62.3%	45,302	37.7%
Berthoud	1,358	67.9%	641	32.1%
Estes Park	1,704	60.9%	1,092	39.1%
Fort Collins	31,148	53.9%	26,681	46.1%
Laporte	667	63.1%	390	36.9%
Loveland	18,208	67.1%	8,945	32.9%
Red Feather Lakes	121	67.2%	59	32.8%
Timnath	179	83.6%	35	16.4%
Wellington	1,656	75.8%	530	24.2%

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Family Households by Type - Larimer County, 2010

	Number of Households	Percentage of Family Households
Total Households	120,295
Total Family Households	74,993	62.3%
Married-Couple Families	60,320	50.1%
Male Householder with Children	2,799	2.3%
Female Householder with Children	6,474	5.4%
People Living Alone	31,187	25.9%
Other	19,515	16.2%

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Households with Own Children Under 18 by Family Type -
United States, Colorado & Larimer County

2010 Census	Married Couple With Own Children <18 Years		Female Householder With Own Children <18 Years		Male Householder With Own Children <18 Years
	#	%	#	%	#	%
United States	23,588,268	20.2%	8,365,912	7.2%	2,789,424	2.4%
Colorado	445,721	22.6%	135,315	6.9%	55,903	2.8%
Larimer County	25,019	20.8%	6,474	5.4%	2,799	2.3%
2000 Census	Married Couple With Own Children <18 Years		Female Householder With Own Children <18 Years		Male Householder With Own Children <18 Years
	#	%	#	%	#	%
United States	24,835,505	23.5%	7,561,874	7.2%	2,190,989	2.1%
Colorado	404,866	24.4%	102,113	6.2%	36,609	2.2%
Larimer County	23,772	24.5%	5,108	5.3%	1,887	1.9%

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Households with Own Children Under 18 by Family Type -
Larimer County Cities &Towns, 2010

	Married Couple With Own Children <18 Years		Female Householder With Own Children <18 Years		Male Householder With Own Children <18 Years
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Berthoud	448	22.4%	133	6.7%	69	3.5%
Estes Park	377	13.5%	100	3.6%	45	1.6%
Fort Collins	10,991	19.0%	2,835	4.9%	1,127	1.9%
Laporte	166	15.7%	51	4.8%	34	3.2%
Loveland	5,590	20.6%	1,757	6.5%	677	2.5%
Red Feather Lakes	14	7.8%	5	2.8%	4	2.2%
Timnath	80	37.4%	13	6.1%	2	0.9%
Wellington	730	33.4%	140	6.4%	66	3.0%

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