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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 304,730 100.00% 319,040 100.00%
Married Couple 161,980 53.16% 155,005 48.58%
With Children* 69,910 22.94% 68,845 21.58%
Without Children* 92,070 30.21% 86,160 27.01%
Female Householder, no spouse 37,948 12.45% 43,313 13.58%
With Children* 19,988 6.56% 25,245 7.91%
Without Children* 17,960 5.89% 18,068 5.66%
Male Householder, no spouse 9,960 3.27% 12,369 3.88%
With Children* 3,084 1.01% 5,336 1.67%
Without Children* 6,876 2.26% 7,033 2.20%
Non-Family Households 94,842 31.12% 108,353 33.96%
Living Alone 78,938 25.90% 90,086 28.24%
Two or More Persons 15,904 5.22% 18,267 5.73%

*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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