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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 52,570 100.00% 70,060 100.00%
Married Couple 34,058 64.79% 42,815 61.11%
With Children* 17,321 32.95% 21,613 30.85%
Without Children* 16,737 31.84% 21,202 30.26%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,561 8.68% 6,557 9.36%
With Children* 2,406 4.58% 3,998 5.71%
Without Children* 2,155 4.10% 2,559 3.65%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,597 3.04% 2,577 3.68%
With Children* 765 1.46% 1,404 2.00%
Without Children* 832 1.58% 1,173 1.67%
Non-Family Households 12,354 23.50% 18,111 25.85%
Living Alone 9,478 18.03% 14,072 20.09%
Two or More Persons 2,876 5.47% 4,039 5.77%

*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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