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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 720,149 100.00% 782,664 100.00%
Married Couple 351,675 48.83% 366,876 46.88%
With Children* 150,066 20.84% 175,255 22.39%
Without Children* 201,609 28.00% 191,621 24.48%
Female Householder, no spouse 102,674 14.26% 125,089 15.98%
With Children* 42,910 5.96% 56,893 7.27%
Without Children* 59,764 8.30% 68,196 8.71%
Male Householder, no spouse 36,566 5.08% 46,026 5.88%
With Children* 9,781 1.36% 14,115 1.80%
Without Children* 26,785 3.72% 31,911 4.08%
Non-Family Households 229,234 31.83% 244,673 31.26%
Living Alone 196,008 27.22% 200,011 25.56%
Two or More Persons 33,226 4.61% 44,662 5.71%

*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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