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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 319,471 100.00% 352,164 100.00%
Married Couple 150,965 47.25% 145,161 41.22%
With Children* 68,321 21.39% 64,880 18.42%
Without Children* 82,644 25.87% 80,281 22.80%
Female Householder, no spouse 44,232 13.85% 52,302 14.85%
With Children* 26,499 8.29% 32,850 9.33%
Without Children* 17,733 5.55% 19,452 5.52%
Male Householder, no spouse 10,455 3.27% 15,991 4.54%
With Children* 5,058 1.58% 8,620 2.45%
Without Children* 5,397 1.69% 7,371 2.09%
Non-Family Households 113,819 35.63% 138,710 39.39%
Living Alone 93,696 29.33% 111,990 31.80%
Two or More Persons 20,123 6.30% 26,720 7.59%

*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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