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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 230,681 100.00% 243,499 100.00%
Married Couple 121,628 52.73% 115,922 47.61%
With Children* 57,524 24.94% 51,460 21.13%
Without Children* 64,104 27.79% 64,462 26.47%
Female Householder, no spouse 28,723 12.45% 31,972 13.13%
With Children* 17,175 7.45% 20,245 8.31%
Without Children* 11,548 5.01% 11,727 4.82%
Male Householder, no spouse 7,403 3.21% 9,824 4.03%
With Children* 3,360 1.46% 5,401 2.22%
Without Children* 4,043 1.75% 4,423 1.82%
Non-Family Households 72,927 31.61% 85,781 35.23%
Living Alone 60,111 26.06% 69,992 28.74%
Two or More Persons 12,816 5.56% 15,789 6.48%

*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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