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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 2,989,552 100.00% 3,133,774 100.00%
Married Couple 1,454,430 48.65% 1,491,327 47.59%
With Children* 739,735 24.74% 811,522 25.90%
Without Children* 714,695 23.91% 679,805 21.69%
Female Householder, no spouse 390,430 13.06% 459,392 14.66%
With Children* 208,090 6.96% 257,611 8.22%
Without Children* 182,340 6.10% 201,781 6.44%
Male Householder, no spouse 169,066 5.66% 186,258 5.94%
With Children* 68,140 2.28% 83,369 2.66%
Without Children* 100,926 3.38% 102,889 3.28%
Non-Family Households 975,626 32.63% 996,797 31.81%
Living Alone 745,936 24.95% 771,854 24.63%
Two or More Persons 229,690 7.68% 224,943 7.18%

*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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