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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 65,347 100.00% 73,936 100.00%
Married Couple 38,905 59.54% 40,066 54.19%
With Children* 17,524 26.82% 16,651 22.52%
Without Children* 21,381 32.72% 23,415 31.67%
Female Householder, no spouse 8,439 12.91% 9,784 13.23%
With Children* 4,304 6.59% 5,276 7.14%
Without Children* 4,135 6.33% 4,508 6.10%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,410 3.69% 3,477 4.70%
With Children* 1,093 1.67% 1,734 2.35%
Without Children* 1,317 2.02% 1,743 2.36%
Non-Family Households 15,593 23.86% 20,609 27.87%
Living Alone 13,580 20.78% 17,236 23.31%
Two or More Persons 2,013 3.08% 3,373 4.56%

*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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