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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 65,523 100.00% 82,243 100.00%
Married Couple 37,003 56.47% 37,554 45.66%
With Children* 19,535 29.81% 19,783 24.05%
Without Children* 17,468 26.66% 17,771 21.61%
Female Householder, no spouse 9,216 14.07% 16,719 20.33%
With Children* 5,715 8.72% 11,207 13.63%
Without Children* 3,501 5.34% 5,512 6.70%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,515 3.84% 4,917 5.98%
With Children* 1,153 1.76% 2,447 2.98%
Without Children* 1,362 2.08% 2,470 3.00%
Non-Family Households 16,789 25.62% 23,053 28.03%
Living Alone 13,035 19.89% 17,950 21.83%
Two or More Persons 3,754 5.73% 5,103 6.20%

*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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