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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 506,281 100.00% 624,807 100.00%
Married Couple 290,750 57.43% 339,536 54.34%
With Children* 146,102 28.86% 171,021 27.37%
Without Children* 144,648 28.57% 168,515 26.97%
Female Householder, no spouse 52,643 10.40% 73,279 11.73%
With Children* 31,397 6.20% 45,365 7.26%
Without Children* 21,246 4.20% 27,914 4.47%
Male Householder, no spouse 17,061 3.37% 27,344 4.38%
With Children* 8,003 1.58% 13,996 2.24%
Without Children* 9,058 1.79% 13,348 2.14%
Non-Family Households 145,827 28.80% 184,648 29.55%
Living Alone 120,326 23.77% 149,816 23.98%
Two or More Persons 25,501 5.04% 34,832 5.57%

*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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