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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP, WACH) -- The traditional family of a husband, wife and their kids isn't as common in South Carolina as it used to be.

The Census Bureau released detailed data from its 2010 count Thursday. It shows a 52-percent increase in gay couples, a 30-percent increase in single fathers raising their own children and a 53-percent increase in unmarried couples living together. The data also shows a 37-percent increase in unrelated roommates living together.

One of the few groups to actually see a decline in the past decade were mothers and fathers living with their minor children. There were 4 percent fewer of those couples in South Carolina.

The state's population grew by more than 15 percent from 2000 to 2010 to 4.6 million people.

What do you think about the latest census data that shows a rise in the number of non-traditional families in South Carolina?