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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 32,486 100.00% 33,557 100.00%
Married Couple 17,669 54.39% 16,556 49.34%
With Children* 7,935 24.43% 6,982 20.81%
Without Children* 9,734 29.96% 9,574 28.53%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,717 11.44% 4,013 11.96%
With Children* 2,299 7.08% 2,498 7.44%
Without Children* 1,418 4.36% 1,515 4.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 933 2.87% 1,359 4.05%
With Children* 461 1.42% 794 2.37%
Without Children* 472 1.45% 565 1.68%
Non-Family Households 10,167 31.30% 11,629 34.65%
Living Alone 8,990 27.67% 9,702 28.91%
Two or More Persons 1,177 3.62% 1,927 5.74%

*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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