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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 2,446 100.00% 3,082 100.00%
Married Couple 1,315 53.76% 1,492 48.41%
With Children* 527 21.55% 514 16.68%
Without Children* 788 32.22% 978 31.73%
Female Householder, no spouse 273 11.16% 319 10.35%
With Children* 158 6.46% 191 6.20%
Without Children* 115 4.70% 128 4.15%
Male Householder, no spouse 61 2.49% 109 3.54%
With Children* 28 1.14% 64 2.08%
Without Children* 33 1.35% 45 1.46%
Non-Family Households 797 32.58% 1,162 37.70%
Living Alone 738 30.17% 1,010 32.77%
Two or More Persons 59 2.41% 152 4.93%

*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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