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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 19,778 100.00% 23,178 100.00%
Married Couple 11,877 60.05% 12,195 52.61%
With Children* 5,417 27.39% 5,127 22.12%
Without Children* 6,460 32.66% 7,068 30.49%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,750 13.90% 3,591 15.49%
With Children* 1,510 7.63% 2,091 9.02%
Without Children* 1,240 6.27% 1,500 6.47%
Male Householder, no spouse 686 3.47% 1,054 4.55%
With Children* 313 1.58% 523 2.26%
Without Children* 373 1.89% 531 2.29%
Non-Family Households 4,465 22.58% 6,338 27.34%
Living Alone 3,983 20.14% 5,483 23.66%
Two or More Persons 482 2.44% 855 3.69%

*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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