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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 2,812 100.00% 3,998 100.00%
Married Couple 1,815 64.54% 2,476 61.93%
With Children* 565 20.09% 649 16.23%
Without Children* 1,250 44.45% 1,827 45.70%
Female Householder, no spouse 183 6.51% 253 6.33%
With Children* 77 2.74% 121 3.03%
Without Children* 106 3.77% 132 3.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 58 2.06% 96 2.40%
With Children* 18 0.64% 60 1.50%
Without Children* 40 1.42% 36 0.90%
Non-Family Households 756 26.88% 1,173 29.34%
Living Alone 712 25.32% 1,038 25.96%
Two or More Persons 44 1.56% 135 3.38%

*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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