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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 2,794,711 100.00% 3,064,645 100.00%
Married Couple 1,578,702 56.49% 1,638,322 53.46%
With Children* 707,773 25.33% 776,205 25.33%
Without Children* 870,929 31.16% 862,117 28.13%
Female Householder, no spouse 338,455 12.11% 387,012 12.63%
With Children* 159,877 5.72% 196,809 6.42%
Without Children* 178,578 6.39% 190,203 6.21%
Male Householder, no spouse 104,189 3.73% 129,205 4.22%
With Children* 34,938 1.25% 52,542 1.71%
Without Children* 69,251 2.48% 76,663 2.50%
Non-Family Households 773,365 27.67% 910,106 29.70%
Living Alone 646,171 23.12% 751,287 24.51%
Two or More Persons 127,194 4.55% 158,819 5.18%

*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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