Table 6.  Families by Type and Size and Race and Hispanic Origin of the Householder:  March 2000

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  June 28, 2001

          (Numbers in thousands)
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|Family type and size                           |              |        Hispanic Origin and race 1/         |
|                                               |              |--------------------------------------------|
|                                               |              |  Asian and   |              |              |
|                                               |              |   Pacific    |  White, not  |              |
|                                               |    Total     |   Islander   |   Hispanic   |    Other     |
|                                               |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
|                                               |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|
|-----------------------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|
|Total 2/                Total                  |72,025|  100.0| 2,506|  100.0|53,066|  100.0|16,453|  100.0|
|                        Two people             |31,455|   43.7|   764|   30.5|25,444|   47.9| 5,247|   31.9|
|                        Three people           |16,073|   22.3|   596|   23.8|11,283|   21.3| 4,194|   25.5|
|                        Four people            |14,496|   20.1|   607|   24.2|10,463|   19.7| 3,426|   20.8|
|                        Five people            | 6,526|    9.1|   271|   10.8| 4,215|    7.9| 2,040|   12.4|
|                        Six people             | 2,226|    3.1|   165|    6.6| 1,182|    2.2|   879|    5.3|
|                        Seven people or more   | 1,249|    1.7|   102|    4.1|   480|    0.9|   667|    4.1|
|Married-couple families Total                  |55,311|  100.0| 1,996|  100.0|43,865|  100.0| 9,449|  100.0|
|                        Two people             |23,131|   41.8|   537|   26.9|20,160|   46.0| 2,434|   25.8|
|                        Three people           |11,217|   20.3|   454|   22.8| 8,696|   19.8| 2,068|   21.9|
|                        Four people            |12,462|   22.5|   539|   27.0| 9,589|   21.9| 2,333|   24.7|
|                        Five people            | 5,623|   10.2|   229|   11.5| 3,914|    8.9| 1,480|   15.7|
|                        Six people             | 1,866|    3.4|   150|    7.5| 1,069|    2.4|   648|    6.9|
|                        Seven people or more   | 1,012|    1.8|    88|    4.4|   437|    1.0|   487|    5.2|
|Male householder, no    Total                  | 4,028|  100.0|   179|  100.0| 2,468|  100.0| 1,381|  100.0|
|spouse present          Two people             | 2,360|   58.6|    92|   51.8| 1,562|   63.3|   705|   51.0|
|                        Three people           |   957|   23.8|    33|   18.5|   593|   24.0|   331|   23.9|
|                        Four people            |   431|   10.7|    25|   14.1|   215|    8.7|   191|   13.8|
|                        Five people            |   154|    3.8|    13|    7.4|    55|    2.2|    86|    6.2|
|                        Six people             |    82|    2.0|     7|    4.1|    33|    1.3|    42|    3.0|
|                        Seven people or more   |    44|    1.1|     8|    4.3|    10|    0.4|    27|    1.9|
|Female householder, no  Total                  |12,687|  100.0|   331|  100.0| 6,732|  100.0| 5,623|  100.0|
|spouse present          Two people             | 5,965|   47.0|   135|   40.7| 3,721|   55.3| 2,108|   37.5|
|                        Three people           | 3,899|   30.7|   109|   32.9| 1,994|   29.6| 1,796|   31.9|
|                        Four people            | 1,604|   12.6|    43|   12.9|   659|    9.8|   902|   16.0|
|                        Five people            |   749|    5.9|    29|    8.9|   246|    3.7|   473|    8.4|
|                        Six people             |   278|    2.2|     9|    2.6|    80|    1.2|   189|    3.4|
|                        Seven people or more   |   193|    1.5|     7|    2.0|    33|    0.5|   153|    2.7|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, 
or other Spanish origin regardless of race.
2/ The data in this table does not include families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, 
Population Division.