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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 45,996 100.00% 46,561 100.00%
Married Couple 25,885 56.28% 23,626 50.74%
With Children* 11,222 24.40% 9,165 19.68%
Without Children* 14,663 31.88% 14,461 31.06%
Female Householder, no spouse 5,237 11.39% 5,664 12.16%
With Children* 3,394 7.38% 3,696 7.94%
Without Children* 1,843 4.01% 1,968 4.23%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,208 2.63% 1,670 3.59%
With Children* 629 1.37% 931 2.00%
Without Children* 579 1.26% 739 1.59%
Non-Family Households 13,666 29.71% 15,601 33.51%
Living Alone 12,130 26.37% 13,430 28.84%
Two or More Persons 1,536 3.34% 2,171 4.66%

*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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