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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 828,199 100.00% 880,727 100.00%
Married Couple 335,295 40.48% 339,957 38.60%
With Children* 155,867 18.82% 168,196 19.10%
Without Children* 179,428 21.66% 171,761 19.50%
Female Householder, no spouse 177,871 21.48% 195,988 22.25%
With Children* 98,100 11.84% 107,838 12.24%
Without Children* 79,771 9.63% 88,150 10.01%
Male Householder, no spouse 42,118 5.09% 48,175 5.47%
With Children* 14,122 1.71% 16,827 1.91%
Without Children* 27,996 3.38% 31,348 3.56%
Non-Family Households 272,915 32.95% 296,607 33.68%
Living Alone 236,977 28.61% 245,143 27.83%
Two or More Persons 35,938 4.34% 51,464 5.84%

*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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