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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 365,450 100.00% 424,202 100.00%
Married Couple 183,060 50.09% 194,327 45.81%
With Children* 87,524 23.95% 91,090 21.47%
Without Children* 95,536 26.14% 103,237 24.34%
Female Householder, no spouse 65,315 17.87% 80,335 18.94%
With Children* 37,835 10.35% 48,101 11.34%
Without Children* 27,480 7.52% 32,234 7.60%
Male Householder, no spouse 13,088 3.58% 19,660 4.63%
With Children* 5,357 1.47% 9,203 2.17%
Without Children* 7,731 2.12% 10,457 2.47%
Non-Family Households 103,987 28.45% 129,880 30.62%
Living Alone 89,071 24.37% 108,168 25.50%
Two or More Persons 14,916 4.08% 21,712 5.12%

*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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