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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 716,422 100.00% 738,644 100.00%
Married Couple 187,016 26.10% 186,023 25.18%
With Children* 65,975 9.21% 71,095 9.63%
Without Children* 121,041 16.90% 114,928 15.56%
Female Householder, no spouse 92,055 12.85% 92,994 12.59%
With Children* 45,956 6.41% 47,842 6.48%
Without Children* 46,099 6.43% 45,152 6.11%
Male Householder, no spouse 21,970 3.07% 22,953 3.11%
With Children* 6,365 0.89% 7,298 0.99%
Without Children* 15,605 2.18% 15,655 2.12%
Non-Family Households 415,381 57.98% 436,674 59.12%
Living Alone 348,134 48.59% 354,336 47.97%
Two or More Persons 67,247 9.39% 82,338 11.15%

*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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