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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 8,962 100.00% 10,380 100.00%
Married Couple 4,743 52.92% 5,091 49.05%
With Children* 2,218 24.75% 2,286 22.02%
Without Children* 2,525 28.17% 2,805 27.02%
Female Householder, no spouse 1,634 18.23% 2,020 19.46%
With Children* 961 10.72% 1,156 11.14%
Without Children* 673 7.51% 864 8.32%
Male Householder, no spouse 298 3.33% 432 4.16%
With Children* 141 1.57% 235 2.26%
Without Children* 157 1.75% 197 1.90%
Non-Family Households 2,287 25.52% 2,837 27.33%
Living Alone 2,082 23.23% 2,522 24.30%
Two or More Persons 205 2.29% 315 3.03%

*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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