| Table 2. Households by Household Type, New Jersey and United States: 2000 to 2007 | ||||||||
| Family Households | ||||||||
| Female | Male | Other | Non- | |||||
| Two-year | All | Married | Householder | Householder | Family | family | ||
| Moving Average | Households | Couple | (Spouse | (Spouse | House- | House- | ||
| Total | Family | Absent) | Absent) | holds | holds | |||
| NEW JERSEY | ||||||||
| 2006 - 2007 | 3,176,500 | 2,296,200 | 1,745,100 | 411,800 | 138,800 | 600 | 880,300 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 72.3% | 54.9% | 13.0% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 27.7% | |
| 2005 - 2006 | 3,188,200 | 2,268,100 | 1,739,200 | 381,200 | 147,700 | 0 | 920,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 71.1% | 54.6% | 12.0% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 28.9% | |
| 2004 - 2005 | 3,213,200 | 2,243,500 | 1,726,900 | 369,900 | 146,700 | 0 | 969,700 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 69.8% | 53.7% | 11.5% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 30.2% | |
| 2003 - 2004 | 3,218,400 | 2,259,000 | 1,727,200 | 403,300 | 128,500 | 0 | 959,400 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 70.2% | 53.7% | 12.5% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 29.8% | |
| 2002 - 2003 | 3,245,400 | 2,291,900 | 1,777,300 | 396,600 | 118,100 | 0 | 953,500 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 70.6% | 54.8% | 12.2% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 29.4% | |
| 2001 - 2002 | 3,165,100 | 2,216,500 | 1,732,600 | 358,900 | 124,000 | 0 | 948,500 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 70.0% | 54.7% | 11.3% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 30.0% | |
| 2000 - 2001 | 3,056,000 | 2,090,000 | 1,620,000 | 345,000 | 124,000 | 2,000 | 966,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 68.4% | 53.0% | 11.3% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 31.6% | |
| UNITED STATES | ||||||||
| 2006 - 2007 | 115,300,000 | 78,000,000 | 58,600,000 | 14,200,000 | 5,100,000 | 0 | 37,300,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 67.6% | 50.8% | 12.3% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 32.4% | |
| 2005 - 2006 | 113,800,000 | 77,100,000 | 58,100,000 | 14,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 0 | 36,600,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 67.8% | 51.1% | 12.3% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 32.2% | |
| 2004 - 2005 | 112,573,000 | 76,614,000 | 57,914,000 | 13,885,000 | 4,789,000 | 26,000 | 35,959,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 68.1% | 51.4% | 12.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 31.9% | |
| 2003 - 2004 | 111,639,000 | 75,907,000 | 57,519,000 | 13,689,000 | 4,671,000 | 27,000 | 35,732,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 68.0% | 51.5% | 12.3% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 32.0% | |
| 2002 - 2003 | 110,287,000 | 74,962,000 | 57,033,000 | 13,366,000 | 4,529,000 | 34,000 | 35,325,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 68.0% | 51.7% | 12.1% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 32.0% | |
| 2001 - 2002 | 107,857,000 | 73,352,000 | 56,173,000 | 12,820,000 | 4,330,000 | 29,000 | 34,505,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 68.0% | 52.1% | 11.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 32.0% | |
| 2000 - 2001 | 105,561,000 | 72,200,000 | 55,454,000 | 12,600,000 | 4,127,000 | 20,000 | 33,361,000 | |
| (% distribution) | 100.0% | 68.4% | 52.5% | 11.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 31.6% | |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey: March 2000 to 2007. | ||||||||
| Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 11/07. | ||||||||