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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 520,180 100.00% 565,863 100.00%
Married Couple 281,598 54.13% 310,778 54.92%
With Children* 134,869 25.93% 157,192 27.78%
Without Children* 146,729 28.21% 153,586 27.14%
Female Householder, no spouse 53,598 10.30% 56,793 10.04%
With Children* 27,903 5.36% 28,653 5.06%
Without Children* 25,695 4.94% 28,140 4.97%
Male Householder, no spouse 24,481 4.71% 27,990 4.95%
With Children* 9,394 1.81% 11,400 2.01%
Without Children* 15,087 2.90% 16,590 2.93%
Non-Family Households 160,503 30.86% 170,302 30.10%
Living Alone 112,935 21.71% 121,109 21.40%
Two or More Persons 47,568 9.14% 49,193 8.69%

*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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