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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 14,898 100.00% 16,529 100.00%
Married Couple 9,443 63.38% 9,539 57.71%
With Children* 4,422 29.68% 3,956 23.93%
Without Children* 5,021 33.70% 5,583 33.78%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,232 8.27% 1,427 8.63%
With Children* 640 4.30% 837 5.06%
Without Children* 592 3.97% 590 3.57%
Male Householder, no spouse 563 3.78% 811 4.91%
With Children* 256 1.72% 476 2.88%
Without Children* 307 2.06% 335 2.03%
Non-Family Households 3,660 24.57% 4,752 28.75%
Living Alone 3,197 21.46% 4,011 24.27%
Two or More Persons 463 3.11% 741 4.48%

*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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