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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 4,538 100.00% 5,733 100.00%
Married Couple 2,695 59.39% 3,417 59.60%
With Children* 1,467 32.33% 1,855 32.36%
Without Children* 1,228 27.06% 1,562 27.25%
Female Householder, no spouse 334 7.36% 435 7.59%
With Children* 220 4.85% 315 5.49%
Without Children* 114 2.51% 120 2.09%
Male Householder, no spouse 195 4.30% 284 4.95%
With Children* 93 2.05% 176 3.07%
Without Children* 102 2.25% 108 1.88%
Non-Family Households 1,314 28.96% 1,597 27.86%
Living Alone 1,055 23.25% 1,305 22.76%
Two or More Persons 259 5.71% 292 5.09%

*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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