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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 15,626 100.00% 17,239 100.00%
Married Couple 10,035 64.22% 10,202 59.18%
With Children* 4,669 29.88% 4,090 23.73%
Without Children* 5,366 34.34% 6,112 35.45%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,642 10.51% 1,854 10.75%
With Children* 848 5.43% 997 5.78%
Without Children* 794 5.08% 857 4.97%
Male Householder, no spouse 423 2.71% 592 3.43%
With Children* 187 1.20% 285 1.65%
Without Children* 236 1.51% 307 1.78%
Non-Family Households 3,526 22.56% 4,591 26.63%
Living Alone 3,305 21.15% 4,155 24.10%
Two or More Persons 221 1.41% 436 2.53%

*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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