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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 40,217 100.00% 47,147 100.00%
Married Couple 21,839 54.30% 23,449 49.74%
With Children* 10,647 26.47% 10,419 22.10%
Without Children* 11,192 27.83% 13,030 27.64%
Female Householder, no spouse 6,947 17.27% 8,513 18.06%
With Children* 3,815 9.49% 4,705 9.98%
Without Children* 3,132 7.79% 3,808 8.08%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,389 3.45% 1,836 3.89%
With Children* 564 1.40% 816 1.73%
Without Children* 825 2.05% 1,020 2.16%
Non-Family Households 10,042 24.97% 13,349 28.31%
Living Alone 8,773 21.81% 11,528 24.45%
Two or More Persons 1,269 3.16% 1,821 3.86%

*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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