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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 28,909 100.00% 34,118 100.00%
Married Couple 14,879 51.47% 15,374 45.06%
With Children* 7,092 24.53% 6,463 18.94%
Without Children* 7,787 26.94% 8,911 26.12%
Female Householder, no spouse 5,576 19.29% 6,922 20.29%
With Children* 2,902 10.04% 3,802 11.14%
Without Children* 2,674 9.25% 3,120 9.14%
Male Householder, no spouse 1,110 3.84% 1,580 4.63%
With Children* 419 1.45% 664 1.95%
Without Children* 691 2.39% 916 2.68%
Non-Family Households 7,344 25.40% 10,242 30.02%
Living Alone 6,565 22.71% 8,868 25.99%
Two or More Persons 779 2.69% 1,374 4.03%

*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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