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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 780,535 100.00% 768,440 100.00%
Married Couple 340,128 43.58% 313,028 40.74%
With Children* 152,417 19.53% 144,699 18.83%
Without Children* 187,711 24.05% 168,329 21.91%
Female Householder, no spouse 162,395 20.81% 158,179 20.58%
With Children* 96,019 12.30% 89,864 11.69%
Without Children* 66,376 8.50% 68,315 8.89%
Male Householder, no spouse 35,025 4.49% 40,510 5.27%
With Children* 12,597 1.61% 17,366 2.26%
Without Children* 22,428 2.87% 23,144 3.01%
Non-Family Households 242,987 31.13% 256,723 33.41%
Living Alone 208,078 26.66% 217,664 28.33%
Two or More Persons 34,909 4.47% 39,059 5.08%

*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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