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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 409,043 100.00% 488,942 100.00%
Married Couple 223,629 54.67% 247,095 50.54%
With Children* 116,479 28.48% 123,247 25.21%
Without Children* 107,150 26.20% 123,848 25.33%
Female Householder, no spouse 59,135 14.46% 75,868 15.52%
With Children* 35,174 8.60% 44,379 9.08%
Without Children* 23,961 5.86% 31,489 6.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 14,381 3.52% 22,754 4.65%
With Children* 6,418 1.57% 11,250 2.30%
Without Children* 7,963 1.95% 11,504 2.35%
Non-Family Households 111,898 27.36% 143,225 29.29%
Living Alone 94,937 23.21% 117,121 23.95%
Two or More Persons 16,961 4.15% 26,104 5.34%

*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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