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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 701,686 100.00% 807,621 100.00%
Married Couple 347,009 49.45% 378,411 46.86%
With Children* 174,033 24.80% 196,493 24.33%
Without Children* 172,976 24.65% 181,918 22.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 89,349 12.73% 113,881 14.10%
With Children* 52,478 7.48% 68,766 8.51%
Without Children* 36,871 5.25% 45,115 5.59%
Male Householder, no spouse 26,769 3.81% 41,321 5.12%
With Children* 11,449 1.63% 17,883 2.21%
Without Children* 15,320 2.18% 23,438 2.90%
Non-Family Households 238,559 34.00% 274,008 33.93%
Living Alone 194,927 27.78% 220,183 27.26%
Two or More Persons 43,632 6.22% 53,825 6.66%

*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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