 There were 229,229 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.30% were married couples living together, 13.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families.30.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 2.96.