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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 27,477 100.00% 32,328 100.00%
Married Couple 15,487 56.36% 15,934 49.29%
With Children* 7,934 28.88% 7,448 23.04%
Without Children* 7,553 27.49% 8,486 26.25%
Female Householder, no spouse 4,523 16.46% 5,791 17.91%
With Children* 2,668 9.71% 3,469 10.73%
Without Children* 1,855 6.75% 2,322 7.18%
Male Householder, no spouse 983 3.58% 1,480 4.58%
With Children* 421 1.53% 741 2.29%
Without Children* 562 2.05% 739 2.29%
Non-Family Households 6,484 23.60% 9,123 28.22%
Living Alone 6,002 21.84% 8,202 25.37%
Two or More Persons 482 1.75% 921 2.85%

*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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