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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 |
|
688,557 |
100.0% |
736,481 |
100.0% |
| Married Couple |
|
406,105 |
59.0% |
397,499 |
54.0% |
|
With Children* |
|
186,751 |
27.1% |
156,927 |
21.3% |
|
Without Children* |
|
219,354 |
31.9% |
240,572 |
32.7% |
| Female-Headed |
|
73,527 |
10.7% |
79,120 |
10.7% |
|
With Children* |
|
38,138 |
5.5% |
42,304 |
5.7% |
|
Without Children* |
|
35,389 |
5.1% |
36,816 |
5.0% |
| Male-Headed |
|
20,627 |
3.0% |
27,436 |
3.7% |
|
With Children* |
|
9,199 |
1.3% |
13,841 |
1.9% |
|
Without Children* |
|
11,428 |
1.7% |
13,595 |
1.8% |
| Non-Family |
|
188,298 |
27.3% |
232,426 |
31.6% |
|
Householder Living Alone |
|
168,735 |
24.5% |
199,587 |
27.1% |
|
Two or More Persons |
|
19,563 |
2.8% |
32,839 |
4.5% |
* For the purposes of this table, "children" are people
under age 18.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social
Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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