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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 376,994 100.00% 380,873 100.00%
Married Couple 192,646 51.10% 177,089 46.50%
With Children* 82,429 21.86% 76,232 20.02%
Without Children* 110,217 29.24% 100,857 26.48%
Female Householder, no spouse 49,968 13.25% 52,284 13.73%
With Children* 27,139 7.20% 30,408 7.98%
Without Children* 22,829 6.06% 21,876 5.74%
Male Householder, no spouse 11,858 3.15% 13,986 3.67%
With Children* 3,957 1.05% 6,260 1.64%
Without Children* 7,901 2.10% 7,726 2.03%
Non-Family Households 122,522 32.50% 137,514 36.10%
Living Alone 105,083 27.87% 116,309 30.54%
Two or More Persons 17,439 4.63% 21,205 5.57%

*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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