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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 268,280 100.00% 299,877 100.00%
Married Couple 151,223 56.37% 148,099 49.39%
With Children* 62,817 23.41% 63,107 21.04%
Without Children* 88,406 32.95% 84,992 28.34%
Female Householder, no spouse 29,745 11.09% 38,398 12.80%
With Children* 14,614 5.45% 21,690 7.23%
Without Children* 15,131 5.64% 16,708 5.57%
Male Householder, no spouse 8,867 3.31% 12,108 4.04%
With Children* 3,437 1.28% 5,914 1.97%
Without Children* 5,430 2.02% 6,194 2.07%
Non-Family Households 78,445 29.24% 101,272 33.77%
Living Alone 62,801 23.41% 81,863 27.30%
Two or More Persons 15,644 5.83% 19,409 6.47%

*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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