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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 3,168 100.00% 5,075 100.00%
Married Couple 1,791 56.53% 2,774 54.66%
With Children* 858 27.08% 1,120 22.07%
Without Children* 933 29.45% 1,654 32.59%
Female Householder, no spouse 160 5.05% 264 5.20%
With Children* 119 3.76% 199 3.92%
Without Children* 41 1.29% 65 1.28%
Male Householder, no spouse 99 3.13% 179 3.53%
With Children* 67 2.11% 108 2.13%
Without Children* 32 1.01% 71 1.40%
Non-Family Households 1,118 35.29% 1,858 36.61%
Living Alone 758 23.93% 1,261 24.85%
Two or More Persons 360 11.36% 597 11.76%

*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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