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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 32,687 100.00% 35,228 100.00%
Married Couple 18,133 55.47% 17,565 49.86%
With Children* 8,378 25.63% 7,405 21.02%
Without Children* 9,755 29.84% 10,160 28.84%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,330 10.19% 3,622 10.28%
With Children* 1,774 5.43% 2,178 6.18%
Without Children* 1,556 4.76% 1,444 4.10%
Male Householder, no spouse 871 2.66% 1,045 2.97%
With Children* 292 0.89% 488 1.39%
Without Children* 579 1.77% 557 1.58%
Non-Family Households 10,353 31.67% 12,996 36.89%
Living Alone 8,304 25.40% 10,521 29.87%
Two or More Persons 2,049 6.27% 2,475 7.03%

*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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