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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 1,651 100.00% 1,494 100.00%
Married Couple 1,003 60.75% 851 56.96%
With Children* 408 24.71% 311 20.82%
Without Children* 595 36.04% 540 36.14%
Female Householder, no spouse 86 5.21% 84 5.62%
With Children* 55 3.33% 49 3.28%
Without Children* 31 1.88% 35 2.34%
Male Householder, no spouse 43 2.60% 47 3.15%
With Children* 18 1.09% 25 1.67%
Without Children* 25 1.51% 22 1.47%
Non-Family Households 519 31.44% 512 34.27%
Living Alone 503 30.47% 490 32.80%
Two or More Persons 16 0.97% 22 1.47%

*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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