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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 880,145 100.00% 974,071 100.00%
Married Couple 459,234 52.18% 467,259 47.97%
With Children* 204,774 23.27% 210,761 21.64%
Without Children* 254,460 28.91% 256,498 26.33%
Female Householder, no spouse 128,483 14.60% 145,074 14.89%
With Children* 67,173 7.63% 80,849 8.30%
Without Children* 61,310 6.97% 64,225 6.59%
Male Householder, no spouse 32,874 3.74% 41,448 4.26%
With Children* 13,070 1.48% 20,025 2.06%
Without Children* 19,804 2.25% 21,423 2.20%
Non-Family Households 259,554 29.49% 320,290 32.88%
Living Alone 207,130 23.53% 256,799 26.36%
Two or More Persons 52,424 5.96% 63,491 6.52%

*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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