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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 303,571 100.00% 338,366 100.00%
Married Couple 144,773 47.69% 144,924 42.83%
With Children* 68,386 22.53% 67,960 20.08%
Without Children* 76,387 25.16% 76,964 22.75%
Female Householder, no spouse 56,404 18.58% 67,932 20.08%
With Children* 32,597 10.74% 40,637 12.01%
Without Children* 23,807 7.84% 27,295 8.07%
Male Householder, no spouse 10,899 3.59% 15,788 4.67%
With Children* 4,321 1.42% 7,178 2.12%
Without Children* 6,578 2.17% 8,610 2.54%
Non-Family Households 91,495 30.14% 109,722 32.43%
Living Alone 77,999 25.69% 91,265 26.97%
Two or More Persons 13,496 4.45% 18,457 5.45%

*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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