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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 10,163 100.00% 10,478 100.00%
Married Couple 4,910 48.31% 4,464 42.60%
With Children* 2,340 23.02% 1,865 17.80%
Without Children* 2,570 25.29% 2,599 24.80%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,145 21.11% 2,330 22.24%
With Children* 1,152 11.34% 1,229 11.73%
Without Children* 993 9.77% 1,101 10.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 458 4.51% 544 5.19%
With Children* 188 1.85% 258 2.46%
Without Children* 270 2.66% 286 2.73%
Non-Family Households 2,650 26.07% 3,140 29.97%
Living Alone 2,441 24.02% 2,818 26.89%
Two or More Persons 209 2.06% 322 3.07%

*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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