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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 26,413 100.00% 31,674 100.00%
Married Couple 14,418 54.59% 16,113 50.87%
With Children* 6,921 26.20% 7,911 24.98%
Without Children* 7,497 28.38% 8,202 25.90%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,934 7.32% 2,686 8.48%
With Children* 1,172 4.44% 1,774 5.60%
Without Children* 762 2.88% 912 2.88%
Male Householder, no spouse 683 2.59% 1,165 3.68%
With Children* 289 1.09% 620 1.96%
Without Children* 394 1.49% 545 1.72%
Non-Family Households 9,378 35.51% 11,710 36.97%
Living Alone 6,657 25.20% 8,090 25.54%
Two or More Persons 2,721 10.30% 3,620 11.43%

*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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