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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 3,856 100.00% 3,974 100.00%
Married Couple 2,379 61.70% 2,257 56.79%
With Children* 1,045 27.10% 994 25.01%
Without Children* 1,334 34.60% 1,263 31.78%
Female Householder, no spouse 197 5.11% 261 6.57%
With Children* 129 3.35% 173 4.35%
Without Children* 68 1.76% 88 2.21%
Male Householder, no spouse 108 2.80% 132 3.32%
With Children* 37 0.96% 70 1.76%
Without Children* 71 1.84% 62 1.56%
Non-Family Households 1,172 30.39% 1,324 33.32%
Living Alone 1,100 28.53% 1,174 29.54%
Two or More Persons 72 1.87% 150 3.77%

*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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