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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE
| Household Types, 1990-2000 |
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1990 |
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2000 |
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Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Total Households |
|
465,312 |
100.0% |
518,200 |
100.0% |
| Married Couple |
|
270,565 |
58.1% |
272,152 |
52.5% |
|
With Children* |
|
126,298 |
27.1% |
112,767 |
21.8% |
|
Without Children* |
|
144,267 |
31.0% |
159,385 |
30.8% |
| Female-Headed |
|
44,360 |
9.5% |
49,022 |
9.5% |
|
With Children* |
|
27,657 |
5.9% |
32,352 |
6.2% |
|
Without Children* |
|
16,703 |
3.6% |
16,670 |
3.2% |
| Male-Headed |
|
13,760 |
3.0% |
19,511 |
3.8% |
|
With Children* |
|
7,188 |
1.5% |
12,206 |
2.4% |
|
Without Children* |
|
6,572 |
1.4% |
7,305 |
1.4% |
| Non-Family |
|
136,627 |
29.4% |
177,515 |
34.3% |
|
Householder Living Alone |
|
108,474 |
23.3% |
139,969 |
27.0% |
|
Two or More Persons |
|
28,153 |
6.1% |
37,546 |
7.2% |
* For the purposes of this table, "children" are people
under age 18.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social
Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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