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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 29,217 100.00% 45,595 100.00%
Married Couple 18,160 62.16% 26,438 57.98%
With Children* 7,666 26.24% 10,824 23.74%
Without Children* 10,494 35.92% 15,614 34.24%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,223 7.61% 3,853 8.45%
With Children* 1,523 5.21% 2,714 5.95%
Without Children* 700 2.40% 1,139 2.50%
Male Householder, no spouse 819 2.80% 1,662 3.65%
With Children* 508 1.74% 1,094 2.40%
Without Children* 311 1.06% 568 1.25%
Non-Family Households 8,015 27.43% 13,642 29.92%
Living Alone 6,129 20.98% 10,011 21.96%
Two or More Persons 1,886 6.46% 3,631 7.96%

*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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