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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 292,345 100.00% 350,714 100.00%
Married Couple 180,239 61.65% 208,393 59.42%
With Children* 90,762 31.05% 105,709 30.14%
Without Children* 89,477 30.61% 102,684 29.28%
Female Householder, no spouse 24,477 8.37% 30,166 8.60%
With Children* 13,280 4.54% 16,869 4.81%
Without Children* 11,197 3.83% 13,297 3.79%
Male Householder, no spouse 8,831 3.02% 11,722 3.34%
With Children* 3,166 1.08% 4,653 1.33%
Without Children* 5,665 1.94% 7,069 2.02%
Non-Family Households 78,798 26.95% 100,433 28.64%
Living Alone 54,804 18.75% 75,158 21.43%
Two or More Persons 23,994 8.21% 25,275 7.21%

*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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