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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 377,977 100.00% 408,424 100.00%
Married Couple 202,283 53.52% 196,757 48.17%
With Children* 89,029 23.55% 85,817 21.01%
Without Children* 113,254 29.96% 110,940 27.16%
Female Householder, no spouse 44,342 11.73% 52,609 12.88%
With Children* 23,557 6.23% 31,703 7.76%
Without Children* 20,785 5.50% 20,906 5.12%
Male Householder, no spouse 12,261 3.24% 16,032 3.93%
With Children* 4,181 1.11% 7,347 1.80%
Without Children* 8,080 2.14% 8,685 2.13%
Non-Family Households 119,091 31.51% 143,026 35.02%
Living Alone 99,111 26.22% 116,678 28.57%
Two or More Persons 19,980 5.29% 26,348 6.45%

*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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