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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 12,184 100.00% 13,919 100.00%
Married Couple 6,801 55.82% 7,152 51.38%
With Children* 3,340 27.41% 3,168 22.76%
Without Children* 3,461 28.41% 3,984 28.62%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,911 15.68% 2,351 16.89%
With Children* 1,145 9.40% 1,436 10.32%
Without Children* 766 6.29% 915 6.57%
Male Householder, no spouse 389 3.19% 602 4.33%
With Children* 194 1.59% 327 2.35%
Without Children* 195 1.60% 275 1.98%
Non-Family Households 3,083 25.30% 3,814 27.40%
Living Alone 2,724 22.36% 3,238 23.26%
Two or More Persons 359 2.95% 576 4.14%

*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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