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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 1,748,991 100.00% 1,980,859 100.00%
Married Couple 948,563 54.23% 994,549 50.21%
With Children* 436,878 24.98% 461,446 23.30%
Without Children* 511,685 29.26% 533,103 26.91%
Female Householder, no spouse 231,889 13.26% 279,876 14.13%
With Children* 122,240 6.99% 159,342 8.04%
Without Children* 109,649 6.27% 120,534 6.08%
Male Householder, no spouse 65,362 3.74% 84,893 4.29%
With Children* 26,789 1.53% 41,384 2.09%
Without Children* 38,573 2.21% 43,509 2.20%
Non-Family Households 503,177 28.77% 621,541 31.38%
Living Alone 394,572 22.56% 495,459 25.01%
Two or More Persons 108,605 6.21% 126,082 6.37%

*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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