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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 8,848 100.00% 10,411 100.00%
Married Couple 5,643 63.78% 6,184 59.40%
With Children* 2,280 25.77% 2,116 20.32%
Without Children* 3,363 38.01% 4,068 39.07%
Female Householder, no spouse 816 9.22% 877 8.42%
With Children* 354 4.00% 429 4.12%
Without Children* 462 5.22% 448 4.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 289 3.27% 361 3.47%
With Children* 111 1.25% 181 1.74%
Without Children* 178 2.01% 180 1.73%
Non-Family Households 2,100 23.73% 2,989 28.71%
Living Alone 1,935 21.87% 2,685 25.79%
Two or More Persons 165 1.86% 304 2.92%

*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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