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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 10,096 100.00% 11,193 100.00%
Married Couple 5,555 55.02% 5,594 49.98%
With Children* 2,724 26.98% 2,519 22.51%
Without Children* 2,831 28.04% 3,075 27.47%
Female Householder, no spouse 780 7.73% 874 7.81%
With Children* 501 4.96% 541 4.83%
Without Children* 279 2.76% 333 2.98%
Male Householder, no spouse 211 2.09% 305 2.72%
With Children* 88 0.87% 169 1.51%
Without Children* 123 1.22% 136 1.22%
Non-Family Households 3,550 35.16% 4,420 39.49%
Living Alone 2,932 29.04% 3,372 30.13%
Two or More Persons 618 6.12% 1,048 9.36%

*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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