Households and Persons per Household by Type of Household, 1990–2006

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
Households Persons per household
Number (in thousands) Percent distribution
1990 2000 2002 2006 1990 2002 2006 1990 2000 2002 2006
Total households 93,347 104,705 109,297 114,384 100% 100% 100% 2.63 2.62 2.58 2.57
Family households 66,090 72,025 74,329 77,402 71 68 68 3.22 3.24 3.21 3.20
Married couple family 52,317 55,311 56,747 58,179 56 52 51 3.25 3.26 3.23 3.21
Male householder, no spouse present 2,884 4,028 4,438 5,130 3 4 4 3.04 3.16 3.12 3.14
Female householder, no spouse present 10,890 12,687 13,143 14,093 12 12 12 3.1 3.17 3.14 3.16
Nonfamily households 27,257 32,680 34,969 36,982 29 32 32 1.22 1.25 1.25 1.25
Living alone 22,999 26,724 28,775 30,453 25 26 27 1 1 1 1
Male householder 11,606 14,641 15,579 16,753 12 14 15 1.33 1.34 1.34 1.34
Living alone 9,049 11,181 12,004 13,061 10 11 11 1 1 1 1
Female householder 15,651 18,039 19,390 20,230 17 18 18 1.14 1.17 1.17 1.18
Living alone 13,950 15,543 16,771 17,392 15 15 15 1 1 1 1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P20-547, and earlier reports; and unpublished data. From Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008.

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