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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 13,781 100.00% 13,678 100.00%
Married Couple 8,397 60.93% 7,481 54.69%
With Children* 3,491 25.33% 2,614 19.11%
Without Children* 4,906 35.60% 4,867 35.58%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,447 10.50% 1,465 10.71%
With Children* 744 5.40% 729 5.33%
Without Children* 703 5.10% 736 5.38%
Male Householder, no spouse 375 2.72% 561 4.10%
With Children* 136 0.99% 264 1.93%
Without Children* 239 1.73% 297 2.17%
Non-Family Households 3,562 25.85% 4,171 30.49%
Living Alone 3,257 23.63% 3,642 26.63%
Two or More Persons 305 2.21% 529 3.87%

*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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