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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 28,213 100.00% 34,709 100.00%
Married Couple 18,165 64.39% 19,855 57.20%
With Children* 10,108 35.83% 9,873 28.45%
Without Children* 8,057 28.56% 9,982 28.76%
Female Householder, no spouse 3,247 11.51% 5,073 14.62%
With Children* 1,932 6.85% 3,255 9.38%
Without Children* 1,315 4.66% 1,818 5.24%
Male Householder, no spouse 905 3.21% 1,365 3.93%
With Children* 482 1.71% 768 2.21%
Without Children* 423 1.50% 597 1.72%
Non-Family Households 5,896 20.90% 8,416 24.25%
Living Alone 4,805 17.03% 7,006 20.18%
Two or More Persons 1,091 3.87% 1,410 4.06%

*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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