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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 95,333 100.00% 96,810 100.00%
Married Couple 49,626 52.06% 46,557 48.09%
With Children* 23,506 24.66% 21,191 21.89%
Without Children* 26,120 27.40% 25,366 26.20%
Female Householder, no spouse 15,646 16.41% 16,551 17.10%
With Children* 9,441 9.90% 9,980 10.31%
Without Children* 6,205 6.51% 6,571 6.79%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,476 3.65% 4,215 4.35%
With Children* 1,585 1.66% 2,202 2.27%
Without Children* 1,891 1.98% 2,013 2.08%
Non-Family Households 26,585 27.89% 29,487 30.46%
Living Alone 23,229 24.37% 25,115 25.94%
Two or More Persons 3,356 3.52% 4,372 4.52%

*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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