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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 11,766 100.00% 13,301 100.00%
Married Couple 5,852 49.74% 5,758 43.29%
With Children* 2,896 24.61% 2,379 17.89%
Without Children* 2,956 25.12% 3,379 25.40%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,635 22.40% 3,144 23.64%
With Children* 1,418 12.05% 1,673 12.58%
Without Children* 1,217 10.34% 1,471 11.06%
Male Householder, no spouse 412 3.50% 609 4.58%
With Children* 132 1.12% 237 1.78%
Without Children* 280 2.38% 372 2.80%
Non-Family Households 2,867 24.37% 3,790 28.49%
Living Alone 2,662 22.62% 3,379 25.40%
Two or More Persons 205 1.74% 411 3.09%

*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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