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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 10,954 100.00% 12,076 100.00%
Married Couple 7,014 64.03% 7,151 59.22%
With Children* 3,731 34.06% 3,491 28.91%
Without Children* 3,283 29.97% 3,660 30.31%
Female Householder, no spouse 669 6.11% 920 7.62%
With Children* 410 3.74% 651 5.39%
Without Children* 259 2.36% 269 2.23%
Male Householder, no spouse 235 2.15% 390 3.23%
With Children* 111 1.01% 215 1.78%
Without Children* 124 1.13% 175 1.45%
Non-Family Households 3,036 27.72% 3,615 29.94%
Living Alone 2,708 24.72% 3,126 25.89%
Two or More Persons 328 2.99% 489 4.05%

*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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