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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 139,815 100.00% 151,103 100.00%
Married Couple 72,307 51.72% 69,578 46.05%
With Children* 33,650 24.07% 29,529 19.54%
Without Children* 38,657 27.65% 40,049 26.50%
Female Householder, no spouse 23,348 16.70% 27,212 18.01%
With Children* 13,712 9.81% 16,017 10.60%
Without Children* 9,636 6.89% 11,195 7.41%
Male Householder, no spouse 4,357 3.12% 6,376 4.22%
With Children* 2,019 1.44% 3,233 2.14%
Without Children* 2,338 1.67% 3,143 2.08%
Non-Family Households 39,803 28.47% 47,937 31.72%
Living Alone 35,772 25.59% 41,121 27.21%
Two or More Persons 4,031 2.88% 6,816 4.51%

*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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