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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 |
|
2,794,711 |
100.0% |
3,064,645 |
100.0% |
| Married Couple |
|
1,578,702 |
56.5% |
1,638,322 |
53.5% |
|
With Children* |
|
707,773 |
25.3% |
776,205 |
25.3% |
|
Without Children* |
|
870,929 |
31.2% |
862,117 |
28.1% |
| Female-Headed |
|
338,455 |
12.1% |
387,012 |
12.6% |
|
With Children* |
|
159,877 |
5.7% |
196,809 |
6.4% |
|
Without Children* |
|
178,578 |
6.4% |
190,203 |
6.2% |
| Male-Headed |
|
104,189 |
3.7% |
129,205 |
4.2% |
|
With Children* |
|
34,938 |
1.3% |
52,542 |
1.7% |
|
Without Children* |
|
69,251 |
2.5% |
76,663 |
2.5% |
| Non-Family |
|
773,365 |
27.7% |
910,106 |
29.7% |
|
Householder Living Alone |
|
646,171 |
23.1% |
751,287 |
24.5% |
|
Two or More Persons |
|
127,194 |
4.6% |
158,819 |
5.2% |
* 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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