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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 12,914 100.00% 16,165 100.00%
Married Couple 7,793 60.35% 9,034 55.89%
With Children* 3,710 28.73% 3,836 23.73%
Without Children* 4,083 31.62% 5,198 32.16%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,222 9.46% 1,610 9.96%
With Children* 628 4.86% 931 5.76%
Without Children* 594 4.60% 679 4.20%
Male Householder, no spouse 472 3.65% 675 4.18%
With Children* 237 1.84% 390 2.41%
Without Children* 235 1.82% 285 1.76%
Non-Family Households 3,427 26.54% 4,846 29.98%
Living Alone 2,776 21.50% 3,753 23.22%
Two or More Persons 651 5.04% 1,093 6.76%

*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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