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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 39,146 100.00% 41,180 100.00%
Married Couple 20,832 53.22% 19,377 47.05%
With Children* 8,724 22.29% 7,237 17.57%
Without Children* 12,108 30.93% 12,140 29.48%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,518 11.54% 4,776 11.60%
With Children* 2,384 6.09% 2,535 6.16%
Without Children* 2,134 5.45% 2,241 5.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 902 2.30% 1,321 3.21%
With Children* 353 0.90% 619 1.50%
Without Children* 549 1.40% 702 1.70%
Non-Family Households 12,894 32.94% 15,706 38.14%
Living Alone 11,339 28.97% 12,899 31.32%
Two or More Persons 1,555 3.97% 2,807 6.82%

*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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