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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 642,504 100.00% 684,453 100.00%
Married Couple 276,637 43.06% 287,758 42.04%
With Children* 115,001 17.90% 123,906 18.10%
Without Children* 161,636 25.16% 163,852 23.94%
Female Householder, no spouse 62,052 9.66% 63,393 9.26%
With Children* 28,379 4.42% 28,114 4.11%
Without Children* 33,673 5.24% 35,279 5.15%
Male Householder, no spouse 23,630 3.68% 25,963 3.79%
With Children* 7,773 1.21% 9,308 1.36%
Without Children* 15,857 2.47% 16,655 2.43%
Non-Family Households 280,185 43.61% 307,339 44.90%
Living Alone 207,743 32.33% 220,043 32.15%
Two or More Persons 72,442 11.27% 87,296 12.75%

*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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