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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 91,023 100.00% 91,030 100.00%
Married Couple 43,365 47.64% 37,439 41.13%
With Children* 20,826 22.88% 17,116 18.80%
Without Children* 22,539 24.76% 20,323 22.33%
Female Householder, no spouse 17,458 19.18% 20,678 22.72%
With Children* 10,188 11.19% 12,220 13.42%
Without Children* 7,270 7.99% 8,458 9.29%
Male Householder, no spouse 3,209 3.53% 4,198 4.61%
With Children* 1,307 1.44% 1,940 2.13%
Without Children* 1,902 2.09% 2,258 2.48%
Non-Family Households 26,991 29.65% 28,715 31.54%
Living Alone 23,300 25.60% 24,260 26.65%
Two or More Persons 3,691 4.06% 4,455 4.89%

*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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