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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 96,353 100.00% 128,156 100.00%
Married Couple 54,072 56.12% 68,998 53.84%
With Children* 27,590 28.63% 34,787 27.14%
Without Children* 26,482 27.48% 34,211 26.69%
Female Householder, no spouse 11,794 12.24% 15,524 12.11%
With Children* 7,715 8.01% 9,635 7.52%
Without Children* 4,079 4.23% 5,889 4.60%
Male Householder, no spouse 4,076 4.23% 7,559 5.90%
With Children* 2,192 2.27% 4,019 3.14%
Without Children* 1,884 1.96% 3,540 2.76%
Non-Family Households 26,411 27.41% 36,075 28.15%
Living Alone 20,893 21.68% 27,211 21.23%
Two or More Persons 5,518 5.73% 8,864 6.92%

*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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