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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 4,721 100.00% 5,467 100.00%
Married Couple 2,514 53.25% 2,762 50.52%
With Children* 1,348 28.55% 1,342 24.55%
Without Children* 1,166 24.70% 1,420 25.97%
Female Householder, no spouse 582 12.33% 637 11.65%
With Children* 425 9.00% 432 7.90%
Without Children* 157 3.33% 205 3.75%
Male Householder, no spouse 173 3.66% 255 4.66%
With Children* 105 2.22% 157 2.87%
Without Children* 68 1.44% 98 1.79%
Non-Family Households 1,452 30.76% 1,813 33.16%
Living Alone 1,164 24.66% 1,491 27.27%
Two or More Persons 288 6.10% 322 5.89%

*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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