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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 16,009 100.00% 16,851 100.00%
Married Couple 5,743 35.87% 4,927 29.24%
With Children* 2,247 14.04% 1,840 10.92%
Without Children* 3,496 21.84% 3,087 18.32%
Female Householder, no spouse 2,058 12.86% 2,215 13.14%
With Children* 1,140 7.12% 1,393 8.27%
Without Children* 918 5.73% 822 4.88%
Male Householder, no spouse 427 2.67% 484 2.87%
With Children* 171 1.07% 220 1.31%
Without Children* 256 1.60% 264 1.57%
Non-Family Households 7,781 48.60% 9,225 54.74%
Living Alone 4,902 30.62% 5,888 34.94%
Two or More Persons 2,879 17.98% 3,337 19.80%

*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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