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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 13,693 100.00% 16,540 100.00%
Married Couple 7,121 52.00% 7,845 47.43%
With Children* 2,915 21.29% 2,989 18.07%
Without Children* 4,206 30.72% 4,856 29.36%
Female Householder, no spouse 975 7.12% 1,129 6.83%
With Children* 487 3.56% 631 3.81%
Without Children* 488 3.56% 498 3.01%
Male Householder, no spouse 319 2.33% 436 2.64%
With Children* 120 0.88% 212 1.28%
Without Children* 199 1.45% 224 1.35%
Non-Family Households 5,278 38.55% 7,130 43.11%
Living Alone 3,437 25.10% 4,731 28.60%
Two or More Persons 1,841 13.44% 2,399 14.50%

*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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