Table 2. Housing Units, Households, and Persons per Household: April 1, 1990 (census) (In thousands. Numbers may not sum due to rounding.) Total Total Households by age of householder Persons U.S., region, housing house- 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years per house division, and state units holds years years years years years and over hold United States........ 102,262 91,946 5,248 19,915 20,329 14,212 12,364 19,878 2.63 Northeast.............. 20,811 18,873 839 3,828 4,106 2,983 2,720 4,395 2.61 New England.............. 5,570 4,943 251 1,062 1,100 759 665 1,106 2.58 Middle Atlantic.......... 15,241 13,930 589 2,766 3,007 2,224 2,055 3,289 2.62 Midwest................ 24,493 22,317 1,277 4,808 4,839 3,383 3,019 4,990 2.60 East North Central....... 17,028 15,597 865 3,347 3,420 2,415 2,142 3,408 2.63 West North Central....... 7,465 6,720 413 1,461 1,419 968 876 1,582 2.55 South.................. 36,064 31,821 1,938 6,909 6,903 4,900 4,284 6,888 2.61 South Atlantic........... 18,718 16,502 950 3,513 3,557 2,548 2,238 3,696 2.56 East South Central....... 6,214 5,652 332 1,163 1,201 884 795 1,275 2.62 West South Central....... 11,132 9,667 655 2,233 2,144 1,467 1,250 1,917 2.69 West................... 20,895 18,935 1,193 4,369 4,480 2,946 2,341 3,605 2.72 Mountain................. 5,864 5,033 346 1,155 1,167 763 627 974 2.65 Pacific.................. 15,031 13,902 847 3,214 3,313 2,183 1,714 2,631 2.74 New England: Connecticut............ 1,321 1,230 55 259 271 200 172 274 2.59 Maine.................. 587 465 26 98 105 69 63 104 2.56 Massachusetts.......... 2,473 2,247 114 484 494 339 301 515 2.58 New Hampshire.......... 504 411 23 97 99 63 51 77 2.62 Rhode Island........... 415 378 20 77 80 55 52 94 2.55 Vermont................ 271 211 13 46 51 32 26 42 2.57 Middle Atlantic: New Jersey............. 3,075 2,795 96 560 621 467 414 637 2.70 New York............... 7,227 6,639 293 1,352 1,458 1,085 967 1,484 2.63 Pennsylvania........... 4,938 4,496 200 854 927 672 674 1,168 2.57 East North Central: Illinois............... 4,506 4,202 216 917 920 658 573 918 2.65 Indiana................ 2,246 2,065 122 441 448 321 283 451 2.61 Michigan............... 3,848 3,419 191 736 770 538 468 716 2.66 Ohio................... 4,372 4,088 229 857 884 630 580 908 2.59 Wisconsin.............. 2,056 1,822 107 396 398 267 239 415 2.61 West North Central: Iowa................... 1,144 1,064 65 214 217 151 143 274 2.52 Kansas................. 1,044 945 64 207 200 132 121 221 2.53 Minnesota.............. 1,849 1,648 99 386 370 241 200 351 2.58 Missouri............... 2,199 1,961 111 416 403 295 270 467 2.53 Nebraska............... 661 602 39 131 127 83 78 145 2.54 North Dakota........... 276 241 17 53 50 31 31 59 2.55 South Dakota........... 292 259 17 55 53 34 34 66 2.59 South Atlantic: Delaware............... 290 247 14 56 53 38 35 51 2.61 District of Columbia... 278 250 16 56 54 38 33 52 2.26 Florida................ 6,100 5,135 270 981 974 721 719 1,471 2.46 Georgia................ 2,638 2,366 156 556 555 382 297 420 2.66 Maryland............... 1,892 1,749 84 398 416 296 233 321 2.67 North Carolina......... 2,818 2,517 163 548 547 392 346 520 2.54 South Carolina......... 1,424 1,258 75 271 280 199 174 258 2.68 Virginia............... 2,497 2,292 138 527 535 376 296 420 2.61 West Virginia.......... 781 689 33 120 144 105 104 182 2.55 East South Central: Alabama................ 1,670 1,507 91 304 314 234 217 347 2.62 Kentucky............... 1,507 1,380 80 288 296 213 192 310 2.60 Mississippi............ 1,010 911 52 187 189 140 129 215 2.75 Tennessee.............. 2,026 1,854 110 385 402 297 257 403 2.56 West South Central: Arkansas............... 1,001 891 53 173 176 135 125 230 2.57 Louisiana.............. 1,716 1,499 92 329 332 231 207 308 2.74 Oklahoma............... 1,406 1,206 80 253 248 182 164 279 2.53 Texas.................. 7,009 6,071 430 1,479 1,387 920 755 1,099 2.73 Mountain: Arizona................ 1,659 1,369 99 306 291 199 173 301 2.62 Colorado............... 1,477 1,282 87 311 325 197 150 212 2.51 Idaho.................. 413 361 24 75 82 56 45 78 2.73 Montana................ 361 306 18 61 71 47 40 69 2.53 Nevada................. 519 466 31 107 106 78 64 80 2.53 New Mexico............. 632 543 33 122 126 84 72 106 2.74 Utah................... 598 537 44 134 124 78 62 96 3.15 Wyoming................ 203 169 11 38 42 26 21 31 2.63 Pacific: Alaska................. 233 189 14 54 57 31 18 14 2.80 California............. 11,183 10,381 626 2,447 2,457 1,636 1,287 1,928 2.79 Hawaii................. 390 356 17 73 87 58 50 71 3.01 Oregon................. 1,194 1,103 67 218 263 168 137 250 2.52 Washington............. 2,032 1,872 123 422 448 289 223 367 2.53 Note: The April 1, 1990 census counts include count resolution processed through March 1994 and do not in for census coverage errors. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CB96-166.