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HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY STRUCTURE
| Household Types, 1990-2000 | |||||
| 1990 | 2000 | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Total Households | 2,247,110 | 100.0% | 2,443,580 | 100.0% | |
| Married Couple | 1,170,275 | 52.1% | 1,197,917 | 49.0% | |
| With Children* | 524,207 | 23.3% | 548,360 | 22.4% | |
| Without Children* | 646,068 | 28.8% | 649,557 | 26.6% | |
| Female-Headed | 270,923 | 12.1% | 289,944 | 11.9% | |
| With Children* | 141,911 | 6.3% | 163,550 | 6.7% | |
| Without Children* | 129,012 | 5.7% | 126,394 | 5.2% | |
| Male-Headed | 73,548 | 3.3% | 88,835 | 3.6% | |
| With Children* | 22,986 | 1.0% | 36,955 | 1.5% | |
| Without Children* | 50,562 | 2.3% | 51,880 | 2.1% | |
| Non-Family | 732,364 | 32.6% | 866,884 | 35.5% | |
| Householder Living Alone | 580,774 | 25.8% | 684,345 | 28.0% | |
| Two or More Persons | 151,590 | 6.7% | 182,539 | 7.5% | |
* For the purposes of this table, "children" are people under age 18.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).