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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 12,880 100.00% 11,169 100.00%
Married Couple 7,504 58.26% 5,710 51.12%
With Children* 3,858 29.95% 2,240 20.06%
Without Children* 3,646 28.31% 3,470 31.07%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,846 14.33% 1,667 14.93%
With Children* 891 6.92% 805 7.21%
Without Children* 955 7.41% 862 7.72%
Male Householder, no spouse 423 3.28% 464 4.15%
With Children* 198 1.54% 211 1.89%
Without Children* 225 1.75% 253 2.27%
Non-Family Households 3,107 24.12% 3,328 29.80%
Living Alone 2,943 22.85% 3,048 27.29%
Two or More Persons 164 1.27% 280 2.51%

*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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