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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 541,261 100.00% 537,150 100.00%
Married Couple 274,579 50.73% 247,549 46.09%
With Children* 109,026 20.14% 99,770 18.57%
Without Children* 165,553 30.59% 147,779 27.51%
Female Householder, no spouse 67,602 12.49% 66,541 12.39%
With Children* 31,167 5.76% 34,534 6.43%
Without Children* 36,435 6.73% 32,007 5.96%
Male Householder, no spouse 16,136 2.98% 18,147 3.38%
With Children* 4,609 0.85% 7,330 1.36%
Without Children* 11,527 2.13% 10,817 2.01%
Non-Family Households 182,944 33.80% 204,913 38.15%
Living Alone 160,489 29.65% 175,738 32.72%
Two or More Persons 22,455 4.15% 29,175 5.43%

*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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