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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 465,275 100.00% 625,248 100.00%
Married Couple 258,625 55.59% 319,967 51.17%
With Children* 110,317 23.71% 139,155 22.26%
Without Children* 148,308 31.88% 180,812 28.92%
Female Householder, no spouse 49,319 10.60% 77,330 12.37%
With Children* 27,870 5.99% 46,079 7.37%
Without Children* 21,449 4.61% 31,251 5.00%
Male Householder, no spouse 15,914 3.42% 27,755 4.44%
With Children* 7,346 1.58% 14,121 2.26%
Without Children* 8,568 1.84% 13,634 2.18%
Non-Family Households 141,417 30.39% 200,196 32.02%
Living Alone 105,857 22.75% 146,827 23.48%
Two or More Persons 35,560 7.64% 53,369 8.54%

*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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