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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 188,235 100.00% 188,251 100.00%
Married Couple 64,859 34.46% 58,013 30.82%
With Children* 28,271 15.02% 24,950 13.25%
Without Children* 36,588 19.44% 33,063 17.56%
Female Householder, no spouse 45,328 24.08% 46,171 24.53%
With Children* 27,177 14.44% 26,389 14.02%
Without Children* 18,151 9.64% 19,782 10.51%
Male Householder, no spouse 7,839 4.16% 8,793 4.67%
With Children* 2,939 1.56% 3,714 1.97%
Without Children* 4,900 2.60% 5,079 2.70%
Non-Family Households 70,209 37.30% 75,274 39.99%
Living Alone 60,673 32.23% 62,422 33.16%
Two or More Persons 9,536 5.07% 12,852 6.83%

*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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