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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 866,804 100.00% 1,034,812 100.00%
Married Couple 514,128 59.31% 580,509 56.10%
With Children* 264,662 30.53% 308,665 29.83%
Without Children* 249,466 28.78% 271,844 26.27%
Female Householder, no spouse 95,031 10.96% 138,881 13.42%
With Children* 59,539 6.87% 86,841 8.39%
Without Children* 35,492 4.09% 52,040 5.03%
Male Householder, no spouse 38,559 4.45% 57,323 5.54%
With Children* 19,992 2.31% 32,431 3.13%
Without Children* 18,567 2.14% 24,892 2.41%
Non-Family Households 219,086 25.28% 258,099 24.94%
Living Alone 171,049 19.73% 202,039 19.52%
Two or More Persons 48,037 5.54% 56,060 5.42%

*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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