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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 4,531 100.00% 5,322 100.00%
Married Couple 2,933 64.73% 3,178 59.71%
With Children* 1,282 28.29% 1,270 23.86%
Without Children* 1,651 36.44% 1,908 35.85%
Female Householder, no spouse 492 10.86% 613 11.52%
With Children* 238 5.25% 331 6.22%
Without Children* 254 5.61% 282 5.30%
Male Householder, no spouse 142 3.13% 222 4.17%
With Children* 52 1.15% 113 2.12%
Without Children* 90 1.99% 109 2.05%
Non-Family Households 964 21.28% 1,309 24.60%
Living Alone 876 19.33% 1,135 21.33%
Two or More Persons 88 1.94% 174 3.27%

*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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