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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 563,243 100.00% 571,457 100.00%
Married Couple 267,353 47.47% 242,389 42.42%
With Children* 110,645 19.64% 102,182 17.88%
Without Children* 156,708 27.82% 140,207 24.54%
Female Householder, no spouse 83,683 14.86% 89,793 15.71%
With Children* 44,627 7.92% 51,100 8.94%
Without Children* 39,056 6.93% 38,693 6.77%
Male Householder, no spouse 19,047 3.38% 22,433 3.93%
With Children* 6,685 1.19% 9,739 1.70%
Without Children* 12,362 2.19% 12,694 2.22%
Non-Family Households 193,160 34.29% 216,842 37.95%
Living Alone 169,946 30.17% 187,395 32.79%
Two or More Persons 23,214 4.12% 29,447 5.15%

*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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