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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 911,374 100.00% 1,046,434 100.00%
Married Couple 498,240 54.67% 520,844 49.77%
With Children* 241,822 26.53% 234,484 22.41%
Without Children* 256,418 28.14% 286,360 27.37%
Female Householder, no spouse 145,221 15.93% 180,705 17.27%
With Children* 85,174 9.35% 106,203 10.15%
Without Children* 60,047 6.59% 74,502 7.12%
Male Householder, no spouse 30,917 3.39% 45,610 4.36%
With Children* 13,709 1.50% 22,729 2.17%
Without Children* 17,208 1.89% 22,881 2.19%
Non-Family Households 236,996 26.00% 299,275 28.60%
Living Alone 212,949 23.37% 257,708 24.63%
Two or More Persons 24,047 2.64% 41,567 3.97%

*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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