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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 7,454 100.00% 8,056 100.00%
Married Couple 4,627 62.07% 4,856 60.28%
With Children* 2,135 28.64% 2,078 25.79%
Without Children* 2,492 33.43% 2,778 34.48%
Female Householder, no spouse 477 6.40% 543 6.74%
With Children* 287 3.85% 315 3.91%
Without Children* 190 2.55% 228 2.83%
Male Householder, no spouse 185 2.48% 229 2.84%
With Children* 93 1.25% 139 1.73%
Without Children* 92 1.23% 90 1.12%
Non-Family Households 2,165 29.04% 2,428 30.14%
Living Alone 1,932 25.92% 2,130 26.44%
Two or More Persons 233 3.13% 298 3.70%

*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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