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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 102,648 100.00% 108,593 100.00%
Married Couple 49,099 47.83% 46,660 42.97%
With Children* 24,099 23.48% 21,513 19.81%
Without Children* 25,000 24.36% 25,147 23.16%
Female Householder, no spouse 12,668 12.34% 13,098 12.06%
With Children* 8,439 8.22% 8,562 7.88%
Without Children* 4,229 4.12% 4,536 4.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,097 3.02% 4,009 3.69%
With Children* 1,586 1.55% 2,249 2.07%
Without Children* 1,511 1.47% 1,760 1.62%
Non-Family Households 37,784 36.81% 44,826 41.28%
Living Alone 27,024 26.33% 32,754 30.16%
Two or More Persons 10,760 10.48% 12,072 11.12%

*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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