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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 258,011 100.00% 286,610 100.00%
Married Couple 127,731 49.51% 126,012 43.97%
With Children* 61,714 23.92% 61,398 21.42%
Without Children* 66,017 25.59% 64,614 22.54%
Female Householder, no spouse 42,026 16.29% 56,077 19.57%
With Children* 22,455 8.70% 32,410 11.31%
Without Children* 19,571 7.59% 23,667 8.26%
Male Householder, no spouse 12,690 4.92% 15,977 5.57%
With Children* 5,341 2.07% 7,443 2.60%
Without Children* 7,349 2.85% 8,534 2.98%
Non-Family Households 75,564 29.29% 88,544 30.89%
Living Alone 55,826 21.64% 69,053 24.09%
Two or More Persons 19,738 7.65% 19,491 6.80%

*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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