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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 92,695 100.00% 101,314 100.00%
Married Couple 48,964 52.82% 47,891 47.27%
With Children* 23,473 25.32% 22,157 21.87%
Without Children* 25,491 27.50% 25,734 25.40%
Female Householder, no spouse 15,784 17.03% 18,636 18.39%
With Children* 9,222 9.95% 11,144 11.00%
Without Children* 6,562 7.08% 7,492 7.39%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,952 3.18% 4,184 4.13%
With Children* 1,250 1.35% 2,130 2.10%
Without Children* 1,702 1.84% 2,054 2.03%
Non-Family Households 24,995 26.96% 30,603 30.21%
Living Alone 21,858 23.58% 26,039 25.70%
Two or More Persons 3,137 3.38% 4,564 4.50%

*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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