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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 5,972 100.00% 6,673 100.00%
Married Couple 3,153 52.80% 3,150 47.21%
With Children* 1,598 26.76% 1,357 20.34%
Without Children* 1,555 26.04% 1,793 26.87%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,007 16.86% 1,161 17.40%
With Children* 617 10.33% 698 10.46%
Without Children* 390 6.53% 463 6.94%
Male Householder, no spouse 183 3.06% 318 4.77%
With Children* 83 1.39% 161 2.41%
Without Children* 100 1.67% 157 2.35%
Non-Family Households 1,629 27.28% 2,044 30.63%
Living Alone 1,505 25.20% 1,784 26.73%
Two or More Persons 124 2.08% 260 3.90%

*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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