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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 156,571 100.00% 176,444 100.00%
Married Couple 86,594 55.31% 91,278 51.73%
With Children* 41,551 26.54% 43,950 24.91%
Without Children* 45,043 28.77% 47,328 26.82%
Female Householder, no spouse 15,992 10.21% 19,244 10.91%
With Children* 10,396 6.64% 12,469 7.07%
Without Children* 5,596 3.57% 6,775 3.84%
Male Householder, no spouse 4,775 3.05% 7,248 4.11%
With Children* 2,525 1.61% 4,207 2.38%
Without Children* 2,250 1.44% 3,041 1.72%
Non-Family Households 49,210 31.43% 58,674 33.25%
Living Alone 41,876 26.75% 49,785 28.22%
Two or More Persons 7,334 4.68% 8,889 5.04%

*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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