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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 458,502 100.00% 559,946 100.00%
Married Couple 256,142 55.86% 291,731 52.10%
With Children* 131,672 28.72% 143,466 25.62%
Without Children* 124,470 27.15% 148,265 26.48%
Female Householder, no spouse 63,544 13.86% 82,955 14.81%
With Children* 37,747 8.23% 48,584 8.68%
Without Children* 25,797 5.63% 34,371 6.14%
Male Householder, no spouse 15,931 3.47% 25,569 4.57%
With Children* 7,114 1.55% 12,750 2.28%
Without Children* 8,817 1.92% 12,819 2.29%
Non-Family Households 122,885 26.80% 159,691 28.52%
Living Alone 104,604 22.81% 130,839 23.37%
Two or More Persons 18,281 3.99% 28,852 5.15%

*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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