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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 5,980 100.00% 6,001 100.00%
Married Couple 3,869 64.70% 3,661 61.01%
With Children* 1,707 28.55% 1,530 25.50%
Without Children* 2,162 36.15% 2,131 35.51%
Female Householder, no spouse 277 4.63% 293 4.88%
With Children* 175 2.93% 186 3.10%
Without Children* 102 1.71% 107 1.78%
Male Householder, no spouse 90 1.51% 171 2.85%
With Children* 44 0.74% 106 1.77%
Without Children* 46 0.77% 65 1.08%
Non-Family Households 1,744 29.16% 1,876 31.26%
Living Alone 1,623 27.14% 1,680 28.00%
Two or More Persons 121 2.02% 196 3.27%

*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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