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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 89,478 100.00% 86,210 100.00%
Married Couple 40,091 44.81% 31,813 36.90%
With Children* 18,266 20.41% 14,122 16.38%
Without Children* 21,825 24.39% 17,691 20.52%
Female Householder, no spouse 14,388 16.08% 16,218 18.81%
With Children* 8,269 9.24% 10,086 11.70%
Without Children* 6,119 6.84% 6,132 7.11%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,161 3.53% 3,884 4.51%
With Children* 1,213 1.36% 1,920 2.23%
Without Children* 1,948 2.18% 1,964 2.28%
Non-Family Households 31,838 35.58% 34,295 39.78%
Living Alone 23,949 26.77% 26,003 30.16%
Two or More Persons 7,889 8.82% 8,292 9.62%

*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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