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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 29,634 100.00% 29,322 100.00%
Married Couple 16,387 55.30% 14,835 50.59%
With Children* 6,464 21.81% 5,556 18.95%
Without Children* 9,923 33.49% 9,279 31.65%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,272 11.04% 3,016 10.29%
With Children* 1,701 5.74% 1,696 5.78%
Without Children* 1,571 5.30% 1,320 4.50%
Male Householder, no spouse 744 2.51% 1,045 3.56%
With Children* 275 0.93% 529 1.80%
Without Children* 469 1.58% 516 1.76%
Non-Family Households 9,231 31.15% 10,426 35.56%
Living Alone 8,205 27.69% 8,821 30.08%
Two or More Persons 1,026 3.46% 1,605 5.47%

*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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