 By 2000 the percentage of nuclear families had decreased by 40 %, while the number of other family types had increased by 51 %. The percentage of single households has also steadily increased. In 1970, only 17 % of households consisted of singles. In 2000 that figure had increased by 50 % with singles constituting 25.5 % of households. The most drastic increase was among the percentage of households made up of single males, which nearly doubled from 5.6 % in 1970 to 10.7 % in 2000.
