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In many communities, female- headed households and female- headed households <br />with children face a high rate of housing discrimination. Higher percentages of <br />female- headed households with children under the age of 18, sometimes correlates <br />to increased incidents of reported rental property owners' refusal to rent to tenants <br />with children. The percentage of female- headed households with children among <br />White households was 2.5 percent, compared to 13.9 percent in Hispanic <br />households, and 13.1 percent in African - American households between 2006 and <br />2010. <br />When considering all family types with children present, the data show that 11.4 <br />percent of all White households, 36.2 percent of all Hispanic households, and 19.0 <br />percent of all African - American households were in this category. <br />Non - family households among Whites made up 72.1 percent of all White households <br />in San Marcos. Non - family households among Hispanics accounted for 41.9 percent <br />of all Hispanic households. Non - family households among African - Americans <br />accounted for 58.8 percent of all African - American households. Table 1.2, below, <br />shows the family structure of White, Hispanic, and African - American households <br />between 2006 and 2010. <br />Table 1.2 <br />,...... .. L. ,.ICI -4 - ....+. - h., r -^^ fr r Con AAnrrne gnnA - 7(11 n !Ii -YPar AVPrnnP1 <br />Household Type <br />White <br />Hispanic <br />African - American <br /># of <br />households <br />% of <br />Households <br /># Of <br />households <br />% Of <br />Households <br /># Of <br />households <br />% of <br />Households <br />Family Households <br />2,663 <br />27.9% <br />3,064 <br />58.1% <br />261 <br />41.2% <br />Married-couple <br />1,804 <br />18.9% <br />1,685 <br />31.9% <br />97 <br />153% <br />Married-couple with children <br />678 <br />7.1% <br />856 <br />16.2% <br />32 <br />51% <br />Male householder, no wife present <br />447 <br />4.7% <br />503 <br />9.5% <br />38 <br />6.0% <br />Male Householder with children <br />172 <br />1.8% <br />320 <br />6.1% <br />5 <br />0.8% <br />Female householder, no husband present <br />412 <br />4.3% <br />876 <br />16.6% <br />126 <br />19.9% <br />Female- Headed with children <br />240 <br />2.5% <br />735 <br />13.9% <br />83 <br />13.1% <br />Non-Family Households <br />6,895 <br />72.1% <br />2,212 <br />1 41.9% <br />372 <br />58.8% <br />Total Households <br />1 9,558 <br />1 100.0% <br />1 5,276 <br />1 100.0% <br />633 <br />100.0% <br />Source: 2006 - 2010 American Community Survey <br />The spatial distribution of female- headed households with children is shown in Map <br />1.6, on the following page. <br />�9111 <br />