 There were 187,233 households, of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families.24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96.