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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 71,665 100.00% 79,566 100.00%
Married Couple 36,798 51.35% 37,130 46.67%
With Children* 14,326 19.99% 14,929 18.76%
Without Children* 22,472 31.36% 22,201 27.90%
Female Householder, no spouse 6,984 9.75% 8,879 11.16%
With Children* 4,520 6.31% 5,619 7.06%
Without Children* 2,464 3.44% 3,260 4.10%
Male Householder, no spouse 2,343 3.27% 3,377 4.24%
With Children* 1,250 1.74% 2,023 2.54%
Without Children* 1,093 1.53% 1,354 1.70%
Non-Family Households 25,540 35.64% 30,180 37.93%
Living Alone 18,182 25.37% 21,636 27.19%
Two or More Persons 7,358 10.27% 8,544 10.74%

*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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