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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 12,117 100.00% 12,706 100.00%
Married Couple 6,266 51.71% 6,030 47.46%
With Children* 2,333 19.25% 2,094 16.48%
Without Children* 3,933 32.46% 3,936 30.98%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,779 14.68% 1,969 15.50%
With Children* 958 7.91% 1,133 8.92%
Without Children* 821 6.78% 836 6.58%
Male Householder, no spouse 445 3.67% 507 3.99%
With Children* 192 1.58% 244 1.92%
Without Children* 253 2.09% 263 2.07%
Non-Family Households 3,627 29.93% 4,200 33.06%
Living Alone 3,123 25.77% 3,588 28.24%
Two or More Persons 504 4.16% 612 4.82%

*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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