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Show Household Size and Make up Since 1970 there have been significant changes in household size and composition in the region that has and will continue to impact development patterns and alternative housing types. In 1979, there were 3.04 persons per household in the Capital Region. By the year 2000, the persons per household declined to 2.40. Though following the same trend, the reduction in the number of persons per household in the region has been much more dramatic than experienced at the national and state levels. In New York State, there were 3.01 persons per household in 1970; by the year 2000 there were 2.62. At the national level, in 1970, there were 3.14 persons per household; by the year 2000, the ratio was nearly comparable to the State, at 2.61 persons per household. CDRPC projects that the persons per household in the region will continue to decline during the next 40 years, though at a more modest rate, to 2.25 persons by 2040. Another critical factor is household composition. In 1970, 78.4% of the households in the Capital Region were considered family households, that is, households that had two or more related persons living in the same housing unit. The remaining 21.6% consisted of non-family households, which include either persons living alone or two or more unrelated persons living in the same housing unit. By the year 2000, only 63.4% of the households in the Capital Region were identified as family households. Disaggregating the Family Households by Type further reinforces the diversification of the family unit that has occurred during the last thirty years in the region. In 1970, almost one out of every two family households (47.8%) were Married couple with children under 18. By 2000, only one out of every three (33.6%) was a married couple with children. At the same time, the percent of married couples without children increased from 38.5% to 42.5% and the percent of family households 1/7/2010 Effects of Alternative Development Sc… cdtcmpo.org/policy/june07/wa-doc.htm 17/60 |
