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Household Types & Age of Residents

Date posted: 03/11/2008

Both the 2000 Census and the 2006 American Community Survey were used as data sources for the following charts. According to Census 2000 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', 'Female Head of Household', and 'Male Head of Household'. See Additional Information for further descriptions of Census 2000 definitions.

The American Community Survey lets communities see how they are changing by filling in the gaps between each 10-year census. Larimer County was included in the American Community Survey for the first time in 2005. The Survey counts exclude people residing in group settings such as the Colorado State University dormitories and the Larimer County Detention Center.

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

Family & Non-Family Households - United States, Colorado & Larimer County

Data Source: United States Census Bureau, Census 2000

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What these data tell us:

According to the United States Census, in 2000 the ratio of family households to non-family households varied in Larimer County communities. Slightly over 70% of Berthoud, Loveland and Wellington households were families. Fort Collins had the lowest ratio of families to non-families at 56.2%. One explanation for the difference is that Fort Collins is a university town with a large student population.

What this chart shows: Family Households by Type - Larimer County, 2006

Family Households by Type - Larimer County, 2006

Data Source: United States Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

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What these data tell us:

In Larimer County, 80% of households contained married couples, and 35% of those families had children under 18. There are more than two times the number of female householders with children less than 18 years old than male householders with children less than 18 years old living in the County.

What this chart shows: Households with Children by Family Type - United States, Colorado & Larimer County

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

Data Source: United States Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

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What these data tell us:

In 2006 throughout the United States, Colorado, and Larimer County, 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.

However, in Larimer County, the number of married-couples with children under 18 years old in 2006 was 72%, which was an 8% decrease from the 2000 Census. Colorado and Larimer County have slightly higher than national percentages of married-couples with children under 18 years old.

What this chart shows: Households with Children by Family Type - Larimer County Cities & Towns

What this chart shows: Households with Children by Family Type - Larimer County Cities & Towns

Data Source: United States Census Bureau, Census 2000

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What these data tell us:

Larimer County's children are more likely to be living in a married couple family (80%) than the Colorado (76%) and national (73%) averages. Within the county, Estes Park had the highest percentage (22%) of children under 18 living with a female householder.

Additional Information:

United States Census 2000, American Factfinder is a searchable database of Census information.

Census 2000 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 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.

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Data Tables:

Family & Non-Family Households

Census 2000

Family Households

Non-Family Households

United States

68.1%

31.9%

Colorado

65.4%

34.6%

Larimer County

65.0%

35.0%

Berthoud

73.1%

26.9%

Campion

79.7%

20.3%

Estes Park

61.6%

38.4%

Fort Collins

56.2%

43.8%

Loveland

71.1%

28.9%

Red Feather Lakes

66.8%

33.2%

Wellington

74.4%

25.6%

See chart

Family Households by Type - Larimer County, 2006

2006 American Community Survey

Number of Households

Percentage of Total Family Households

Total Family Households

72,137

100%

Married Couple & Children under 18

25,118

35%

Male Householder & Children under 18

3,215

4%

Female Householder & Children under 18

6,612

9%

Married Couple

32,325

45%

Male Householder

2,021

3%

Female Householder

2,846

4%

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Households with Children by Family Type

2006 American Community Survey

United States

% United States

Colorado

% Colorado

Larimer County

% Larimer County

Married-couple with children under 18 years

24,149,585

69%

413,056

72%

25,118

72%

Female Householder with children under 18 years

8,305,456

24%

117,558

20%

6,612

19%

Male Householder with children under 18 years

2,510,889

7%

43,911

8%

3,215

9%

See chart

Households with Children by Family Type

Census 2000

Berthoud

Estes Park

Fort Collins

Loveland

Wellington

Married-couple with children under 18 years

649

308

10,525

5,539

316

Female Householder with children under 18 years

103

98

2,112

1,123

66

Male Householder with children under 18 years

38

49

798

403

36

Percentage

Berthoud

Estes Park

Fort Collins

Loveland

Wellington

Married-couple with children under 18 years

82%

68%

78%

78%

76%

Female Householder with children under 18 years

13%

22%

16%

16%

16%

Male Householder with children under 18 years

5%

11%

6%

6%

9%

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