Montgomery County Planning Department

Summary Household and Family Statistics for Montgomery County, 1950-2000
Households By Type 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
 
Total households 45,225 92,433 156,674 207,195 282,228 324,565
Family households (families) 37,710 85,272 132,020 152,086 198,232 224,225
With children under 18

 

 

 

 
94,679
113,665
 
Married-couple families N/A 79,842 119,032 128,361 162,833 179,192
Percent of total households N/A 86.4% 76.0% 61.9% 57.7% 55.2%
 
Other family: male householder, no spouse N/A 2,191 2,479 5,134 8,820 11,114
  ..... with children  N/A  N/A  396  N/A  3,071 4,672
Other family: female householder, no spouse N/A N/A 10,508 18,591 26,579 33,919
  .... with children  N/A  N/A  5,808  7,829  13,482 19,033
 
Nonfamily households 7,515 7,161 24,654 55,109 83,996 100,340
Percent of total households 16.6% 7.7% 15.7% 26.7% 29.8% 30.9%
Householder living alone N/A N/A 21,102 43,574 62,944 79,299
....Householder 65 years and over, living alone N/A N/A N/A 12,604 19,408 25,022
 
Persons living in households 160,271 337,151 516,645 573,421 749,257 863,910
Persons per household 3.54 3.65 3.30 2.77 2.65 2.66
 
Total housing units 47,200 97,141 161,378 216,221 295,723 334,632
 
Note: NA - Not Available
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, revised May 2001.