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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 30,799 100.00% 33,690 100.00%
Married Couple 18,803 61.05% 19,136 56.80%
With Children* 9,402 30.53% 8,731 25.92%
Without Children* 9,401 30.52% 10,405 30.88%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,609 8.47% 2,916 8.66%
With Children* 1,491 4.84% 1,859 5.52%
Without Children* 1,118 3.63% 1,057 3.14%
Male Householder, no spouse 738 2.40% 1,059 3.14%
With Children* 293 0.95% 560 1.66%
Without Children* 445 1.44% 499 1.48%
Non-Family Households 8,649 28.08% 10,579 31.40%
Living Alone 7,505 24.37% 8,990 26.68%
Two or More Persons 1,144 3.71% 1,589 4.72%

*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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