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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 63,952 100.00% 69,686 100.00%
Married Couple 33,517 52.41% 31,084 44.61%
With Children* 16,781 26.24% 14,917 21.41%
Without Children* 16,736 26.17% 16,167 23.20%
Female Householder, no spouse 9,664 15.11% 12,473 17.90%
With Children* 6,300 9.85% 8,414 12.07%
Without Children* 3,364 5.26% 4,059 5.82%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,069 3.24% 2,801 4.02%
With Children* 937 1.47% 1,530 2.20%
Without Children* 1,132 1.77% 1,271 1.82%
Non-Family Households 18,702 29.24% 23,328 33.48%
Living Alone 15,183 23.74% 18,808 26.99%
Two or More Persons 3,519 5.50% 4,520 6.49%

*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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