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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 232,861 100.00% 320,766 100.00%
Married Couple 103,281 44.35% 136,632 42.60%
With Children* 50,851 21.84% 67,636 21.09%
Without Children* 52,430 22.52% 68,996 21.51%
Female Householder, no spouse 24,474 10.51% 33,333 10.39%
With Children* 15,421 6.62% 20,485 6.39%
Without Children* 9,053 3.89% 12,848 4.01%
Male Householder, no spouse 7,673 3.30% 13,867 4.32%
With Children* 3,304 1.42% 5,849 1.82%
Without Children* 4,369 1.88% 8,018 2.50%
Non-Family Households 97,433 41.84% 136,934 42.69%
Living Alone 73,395 31.52% 96,557 30.10%
Two or More Persons 24,038 10.32% 40,377 12.59%

*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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