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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE
| Household Types, 1990-2000 | |||||
| 1990 | 2000 | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Total Households | 247,497 | 100.0% | 298,736 | 100.0% | |
| Married Couple | 137,983 | 55.8% | 153,136 | 51.3% | |
| With Children* | 61,756 | 25.0% | 65,535 | 21.9% | |
| Without Children* | 76,227 | 30.8% | 87,601 | 29.3% | |
| Female-Headed | 29,319 | 11.8% | 38,986 | 13.1% | |
| With Children* | 16,019 | 6.5% | 22,975 | 7.7% | |
| Without Children* | 13,300 | 5.4% | 16,011 | 5.4% | |
| Male-Headed | 8,565 | 3.5% | 12,468 | 4.2% | |
| With Children* | 3,833 | 1.5% | 6,665 | 2.2% | |
| Without Children* | 4,732 | 1.9% | 5,803 | 1.9% | |
| Non-Family | 71,630 | 28.9% | 94,146 | 31.5% | |
| Householder Living Alone | 57,451 | 23.2% | 74,639 | 25.0% | |
| Two or More Persons | 14,179 | 5.7% | 19,507 | 6.5% | |
* For the purposes of this table, "children" are people under age 18.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).