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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 5,754 100.00% 6,021 100.00%
Married Couple 3,803 66.09% 3,716 61.72%
With Children* 1,736 30.17% 1,447 24.03%
Without Children* 2,067 35.92% 2,269 37.68%
Female Householder, no spouse 465 8.08% 488 8.10%
With Children* 225 3.91% 242 4.02%
Without Children* 240 4.17% 246 4.09%
Male Householder, no spouse 155 2.69% 207 3.44%
With Children* 60 1.04% 87 1.44%
Without Children* 95 1.65% 120 1.99%
Non-Family Households 1,331 23.13% 1,610 26.74%
Living Alone 1,251 21.74% 1,443 23.97%
Two or More Persons 80 1.39% 167 2.77%

*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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