Table 6. Families by Size and Type, for Asian Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic Families: March 2003

(Numbers in thousands)


Family size and type 3/ Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Asian alone
White alone, not Hispanic Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Total 75,597 100.0 2,845 100.0 53,845 100.0 18,907 100.0
Two people 33,706 44.6 880 30.9 26,530 49.3 6,295 33.3
Three people 16,653 22.0 716 25.2 11,334 21.0 4,602 24.3
Four people 15,149 20.0 779 27.4 10,208 19.0 4,162 22.0
Five people 6,619 8.8 292 10.3 4,102 7.6 2,225 11.8
Six people 2,298 3.0 108 3.8 1,195 2.2 995 5.3
Seven or more people 1,173 1.6 70 2.5 475 0.9 628 3.3
Married-couple families Total 57,320 100.0 2,286 100.0 44,101 100.0 10,933 100.0
Two people 24,519 42.8 645 28.2 20,877 47.3 2,997 27.4
Three people 11,554 20.2 574 25.1 8,656 19.6 2,324 21.3
Four people 12,720 22.2 677 29.6 9,263 21.0 2,779 25.4
Five people 5,662 9.9 250 11.0 3,767 8.5 1,645 15.0
Six people 1,928 3.4 86 3.8 1,102 2.5 741 6.8
Seven or more people 937 1.6 54 2.4 436 1.0 448 4.1
Male householder, no spouse present Total 4,656 100.0 223 100.0 2,674 100.0 1,759 100.0
Two people 2,637 56.6 87 39.0 1,701 63.6 849 48.2
Three people 1,194 25.6 53 24.0 702 26.2 439 24.9
Four people 511 11.0 45 20.3 180 6.7 286 16.3
Five people 174 3.7 16 7.4 59 2.2 98 5.6
Six people 85 1.8 14 6.4 27 1.0 44 2.5
Seven or more people 55 1.2 7 3.0 5 0.2 43 2.5
Female householder, no spouse present Total 13,621 100.0 337 100.0 7,070 100.0 6,214 100.0
Two people 6,550 48.1 149 44.2 3,952 55.9 2,449 39.4
Three people 3,905 28.7 89 26.5 1,976 28.0 1,839 29.6
Four people 1,919 14.1 57 16.9 765 10.8 1,096 17.6
Five people 783 5.7 25 7.4 276 3.9 481 7.7
Six people 284 2.1 8 2.3 66 0.9 210 3.4
Seven or more people 180 1.3 9 2.8 34 0.5 137 2.2

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. Families are classified by the race and origin of the householder.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Black alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.

3/ The data in this table do not include families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006