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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 210,650 100.00% 240,634 100.00%
Married Couple 118,905 56.45% 126,413 52.53%
With Children* 57,807 27.44% 55,907 23.23%
Without Children* 61,098 29.00% 70,506 29.30%
Female Householder, no spouse 19,360 9.19% 22,272 9.26%
With Children* 12,436 5.90% 14,792 6.15%
Without Children* 6,924 3.29% 7,480 3.11%
Male Householder, no spouse 6,630 3.15% 9,078 3.77%
With Children* 3,683 1.75% 5,710 2.37%
Without Children* 2,947 1.40% 3,368 1.40%
Non-Family Households 65,755 31.22% 82,871 34.44%
Living Alone 49,366 23.44% 63,112 26.23%
Two or More Persons 16,389 7.78% 19,759 8.21%

*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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