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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 7,074 100.00% 7,259 100.00%
Married Couple 4,234 59.85% 4,039 55.64%
With Children* 1,962 27.74% 1,718 23.67%
Without Children* 2,272 32.12% 2,321 31.97%
Female Householder, no spouse 477 6.74% 495 6.82%
With Children* 321 4.54% 359 4.95%
Without Children* 156 2.21% 136 1.87%
Male Householder, no spouse 125 1.77% 240 3.31%
With Children* 79 1.12% 151 2.08%
Without Children* 46 0.65% 89 1.23%
Non-Family Households 2,238 31.64% 2,485 34.23%
Living Alone 1,971 27.86% 2,166 29.84%
Two or More Persons 267 3.77% 319 4.39%

*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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