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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE

A household is defined as one or more people living in a residence. A family is more than one person living together, either married or of the same bloodline. The head of a household is one of the people who owns or rents the residence and was indicated first on the Census questionnaire.

The tendency for people to marry at an older age and the number of married people getting divorced may have contributed to the overall drop in married couples. Also, it may more culturally acceptable for people to not get married at all or to have non-traditional relationships.

Household Types, 1990-2000
1990 2000
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 88,402 100.00% 114,680 100.00%
Married Couple 44,957 50.86% 56,087 48.91%
With Children* 21,648 24.49% 27,162 23.69%
Without Children* 23,309 26.37% 28,925 25.22%
Female Householder, no spouse 6,955 7.87% 8,831 7.70%
With Children* 4,673 5.29% 5,859 5.11%
Without Children* 2,282 2.58% 2,972 2.59%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,463 2.79% 3,869 3.37%
With Children* 1,299 1.47% 2,172 1.89%
Without Children* 1,164 1.32% 1,697 1.48%
Non-Family Households 34,027 38.49% 45,893 40.02%
Living Alone 23,245 26.29% 30,138 26.28%
Two or More Persons 10,782 12.20% 15,755 13.74%

*In this table, children are people under age 18.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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