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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 2,371 100.00% 2,693 100.00%
Married Couple 1,081 45.59% 1,141 42.37%
With Children* 744 31.38% 760 28.22%
Without Children* 337 14.21% 381 14.15%
Female Householder, no spouse 346 14.59% 412 15.30%
With Children* 207 8.73% 258 9.58%
Without Children* 139 5.86% 154 5.72%
Male Householder, no spouse 296 12.48% 346 12.85%
With Children* 176 7.42% 215 7.98%
Without Children* 120 5.06% 131 4.86%
Non-Family Households 648 27.33% 794 29.48%
Living Alone 515 21.72% 626 23.25%
Two or More Persons 133 5.61% 168 6.24%

*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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