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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 887,403 100.00% 994,677 100.00%
Married Couple 468,793 52.83% 503,876 50.66%
With Children* 218,598 24.63% 246,762 24.81%
Without Children* 250,195 28.19% 257,114 25.85%
Female Householder, no spouse 95,954 10.81% 114,970 11.56%
With Children* 57,149 6.44% 67,740 6.81%
Without Children* 38,805 4.37% 47,230 4.75%
Male Householder, no spouse 34,681 3.91% 44,324 4.46%
With Children* 15,588 1.76% 22,323 2.24%
Without Children* 19,093 2.15% 22,001 2.21%
Non-Family Households 287,975 32.45% 331,507 33.33%
Living Alone 203,311 22.91% 240,756 24.20%
Two or More Persons 84,664 9.54% 90,751 9.12%

*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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