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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 11,815 100.00% 13,449 100.00%
Married Couple 7,552 63.92% 7,964 59.22%
With Children* 3,847 32.56% 3,731 27.74%
Without Children* 3,705 31.36% 4,233 31.47%
Female Householder, no spouse 733 6.20% 977 7.26%
With Children* 472 3.99% 673 5.00%
Without Children* 261 2.21% 304 2.26%
Male Householder, no spouse 326 2.76% 492 3.66%
With Children* 157 1.33% 293 2.18%
Without Children* 169 1.43% 199 1.48%
Non-Family Households 3,204 27.12% 4,016 29.86%
Living Alone 2,759 23.35% 3,358 24.97%
Two or More Persons 445 3.77% 658 4.89%

*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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