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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 3,142 100.00% 3,644 100.00%
Married Couple 1,763 56.11% 2,022 55.49%
With Children* 788 25.08% 896 24.59%
Without Children* 975 31.03% 1,126 30.90%
Female Householder, no spouse 489 15.56% 523 14.35%
With Children* 262 8.34% 299 8.21%
Without Children* 227 7.22% 224 6.15%
Male Householder, no spouse 98 3.12% 153 4.20%
With Children* 47 1.50% 89 2.44%
Without Children* 51 1.62% 64 1.76%
Non-Family Households 792 25.21% 946 25.96%
Living Alone 752 23.93% 843 23.13%
Two or More Persons 40 1.27% 103 2.83%

*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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