Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1995 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: May 1996 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) =========================================================================================================================================================== | All races Black White, not Hispanic |============================================================================================================ Characteristic | Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female =========================================================================================================================================================== UNITED STATES Age Total....................................... 262,105 128,072 134,033 33,531 15,687 17,844 192,771 94,438 98,334 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................. 7.7 8.1 7.4 10.0 10.9 9.2 6.8 7.1 6.5 5 to 9 years.................................. 7.5 7.9 7.2 9.5 10.3 8.9 6.8 7.2 6.5 10 to 14 years................................ 7.4 7.7 7.1 9.1 9.9 8.5 6.8 7.1 6.5 15 to 19 years................................ 6.9 7.2 6.7 8.5 9.1 8.1 6.4 6.7 6.2 20 to 24 years................................ 6.9 7.0 6.8 7.8 7.7 7.9 6.4 6.5 6.4 25 to 29 years................................ 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.9 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.1 6.8 30 to 34 years................................ 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.1 35 to 44 years................................ 16.2 16.4 15.9 15.5 15.2 15.7 16.5 16.9 16.1 45 to 54 years................................ 11.7 11.7 11.7 9.5 9.2 9.8 12.5 12.7 12.4 55 to 64 years................................ 7.9 7.7 8.1 6.2 5.7 6.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 65 to 74 years................................ 6.9 6.3 7.5 4.6 4.1 5.0 8.0 7.2 8.6 75 years and over............................. 5.0 3.8 6.1 3.0 2.2 3.7 5.9 4.5 7.2 16 years and over............................. 75.9 74.8 77.0 69.5 67.0 71.8 78.3 77.2 79.3 18 years and over............................. 73.1 71.8 74.3 66.0 63.2 68.5 75.7 74.5 76.8 21 years and over............................. 69.1 67.8 70.5 61.3 58.4 63.9 72.0 70.8 73.2 55 years and over............................. 19.8 17.9 21.7 13.8 12.1 15.3 22.6 20.4 24.6 65 years and over............................. 11.9 10.2 13.6 7.6 6.4 8.7 13.8 11.8 15.8 Median age (years)............................ 33.6 32.6 34.6 28.2 26.5 29.6 36.0 35.0 37.0 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over.................... 202,732 97,704 105,028 23,922 10,825 13,097 153,490 74,238 79,252 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................. 27.1 31.0 23.5 43.0 46.5 40.1 23.7 27.6 20.1 Married, spouse present....................... 54.2 56.2 52.3 32.6 36.7 29.3 58.2 60.3 56.3 Married, spouse absent........................ 3.4 2.9 3.8 7.4 6.1 8.4 2.3 1.9 2.7 Widowed....................................... 6.6 2.3 10.6 7.1 2.9 10.5 6.9 2.4 11.2 Divorced...................................... 8.7 7.6 9.8 9.9 7.9 11.6 8.8 7.8 9.7 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old................... 41,388 20,589 20,799 5,446 2,477 2,969 29,223 14,565 14,658 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade......................... 4.0 4.6 3.5 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 High school graduate or more................ 87.1 86.1 88.2 85.3 86.1 84.7 92.4 91.7 93.1 Some college or associate degree........... 28.2 26.1 30.2 29.5 26.8 31.7 29.2 27.1 31.3 Bachelor's degree or more.................. 25.0 25.1 24.9 14.6 16.0 13.5 29.0 29.0 29.0 Type of Family 1/ All families................................ 69,305 (X) (X) 8,093 (X) (X) 53,024 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple................................ 77.7 (X) (X) 47.5 (X) (X) 83.3 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present......... 17.6 (X) (X) 45.9 (X) (X) 12.8 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present........... 4.7 (X) (X) 6.6 (X) (X) 3.9 (X) (X) Families with Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families................................ 20,130 (X) (X) 1,783 (X) (X) 16,853 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple................................ 83.6 (X) (X) 58.5 (X) (X) 87.1 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present......... 12.9 (X) (X) 35.7 (X) (X) 9.8 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present........... 3.5 (X) (X) 5.7 (X) (X) 3.0 (X) (X) SOUTH Age Total....................................... 91,896 44,710 47,186 18,613 8,700 9,913 62,645 30,633 32,012 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................. 7.6 7.9 7.2 9.8 10.5 9.1 6.4 6.7 6.2 5 to 9 years.................................. 7.7 8.1 7.3 9.5 10.0 9.0 6.8 7.3 6.3 10 to 14 years................................ 7.4 7.9 6.9 8.9 9.5 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.1 15 to 19 years................................ 6.9 7.2 6.6 8.7 9.5 7.9 6.1 6.2 6.0 20 to 24 years................................ 6.9 6.9 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.2 6.4 6.4 6.5 25 to 29 years................................ 7.4 7.5 7.3 8.1 7.9 8.2 6.9 7.1 6.7 30 to 34 years................................ 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.2 35 to 44 years................................ 15.9 16.0 15.8 15.8 15.4 16.1 16.2 16.5 16.0 45 to 54 years................................ 11.8 12.0 11.6 9.4 9.4 9.5 12.8 13.1 12.5 55 to 64 years................................ 8.2 7.9 8.5 5.8 5.3 6.2 9.4 9.3 9.6 65 to 74 years................................ 7.0 6.4 7.5 4.5 3.9 5.1 8.3 7.7 8.8 75 years and over............................. 4.8 3.6 6.0 3.3 2.6 4.0 5.7 4.2 7.1 16 years and over............................. 75.9 74.5 77.1 70.0 67.9 71.9 78.8 77.5 80.0 18 years and over............................. 73.2 71.7 74.6 66.5 64.0 68.7 76.4 75.0 77.7 21 years and over............................. 69.2 67.7 70.7 61.6 58.8 64.1 72.8 71.5 74.1 55 years and over............................. 20.1 18.0 22.0 13.6 11.7 15.3 23.4 21.2 25.5 65 years and over............................. 11.8 10.1 13.5 7.9 6.4 9.1 14.0 11.9 15.9 Median age (years)............................ 33.7 32.7 34.7 28.2 26.7 29.5 36.5 35.5 37.5 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over.................... 71,066 34,003 37,064 13,376 6,087 7,289 50,163 24,124 26,040 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................. 25.2 28.9 21.9 41.1 45.0 37.8 20.5 24.1 17.2 Married, spouse present....................... 55.1 57.6 52.8 34.9 38.5 31.8 60.7 63.2 58.4 Married, spouse absent........................ 3.8 3.4 4.2 7.2 6.2 8.0 2.5 2.1 2.9 Widowed....................................... 6.7 2.4 10.7 7.3 3.0 11.0 7.0 2.4 11.2 Divorced...................................... 9.2 7.8 10.4 9.5 7.3 11.4 9.3 8.3 10.3 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old................... 14,459 7,128 7,331 3,051 1,415 1,636 9,450 4,700 4,750 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade......................... 3.9 4.6 3.2 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 High school graduate or more................ 85.5 84.4 86.7 85.5 87.0 84.2 89.6 88.6 90.7 Some college or associate degree........... 26.9 24.7 29.1 27.8 25.5 29.9 27.4 25.4 29.3 Bachelor's degree or more.................. 23.0 23.0 23.0 13.8 14.7 13.1 27.4 27.0 27.8 Type of Family 1/ All families................................ 24,871 (X) (X) 4,538 (X) (X) 17,864 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple................................ 77.2 (X) (X) 50.4 (X) (X) 84.2 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present......... 18.5 (X) (X) 42.9 (X) (X) 12.3 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present........... 4.3 (X) (X) 6.7 (X) (X) 3.5 (X) (X) Families with Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families................................ 7,317 (X) (X) 1,000 (X) (X) 5,840 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple................................ 82.4 (X) (X) 57.5 (X) (X) 87.3 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present......... 14.1 (X) (X) 36.6 (X) (X) 9.8 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present........... 3.5 (X) (X) 5.9 (X) (X) 2.9 (X) (X) NORTH AND WEST Age Total....................................... 170,208 83,362 86,847 14,917 6,987 7,931 130,126 63,804 66,322 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................. 7.8 8.2 7.5 10.2 11.3 9.3 6.9 7.3 6.6 5 to 9 years.................................. 7.5 7.8 7.1 9.6 10.6 8.7 6.8 7.2 6.6 10 to 14 years................................ 7.3 7.5 7.2 9.5 10.2 8.8 6.8 7.0 6.6 15 to 19 years................................ 7.0 7.2 6.7 8.4 8.5 8.2 6.6 6.9 6.3 20 to 24 years................................ 6.9 7.1 6.7 7.5 7.6 7.4 6.4 6.6 6.3 25 to 29 years................................ 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.7 7.4 7.9 7.0 7.2 6.9 30 to 34 years................................ 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.4 7.8 8.9 8.2 8.3 8.1 35 to 44 years................................ 16.3 16.6 16.0 15.1 15.0 15.2 16.6 17.1 16.2 45 to 54 years................................ 11.7 11.6 11.7 9.6 9.0 10.2 12.4 12.4 12.4 55 to 64 years................................ 7.8 7.6 7.9 6.7 6.2 7.1 8.4 8.4 8.4 65 to 74 years................................ 6.9 6.3 7.6 4.7 4.4 4.9 7.8 7.0 8.6 75 years and over............................. 5.1 3.9 6.1 2.7 1.9 3.4 6.0 4.7 7.2 16 years and over............................. 75.9 74.9 76.9 68.9 66.0 71.5 78.0 77.1 79.0 18 years and over............................. 73.0 71.9 74.1 65.4 62.3 68.2 75.3 74.3 76.3 21 years and over............................. 69.1 67.8 70.3 61.0 57.9 63.6 71.6 70.4 72.8 55 years and over............................. 19.7 17.8 21.6 14.0 12.5 15.4 22.1 20.0 24.2 65 years and over............................. 12.0 10.2 13.7 7.3 6.3 8.3 13.8 11.7 15.8 Median age (years)............................ 33.6 32.6 34.6 28.1 26.1 29.8 35.7 34.8 36.7 Marital Status Total, 15 years and over.................... 131,666 63,702 67,964 10,546 4,738 5,808 103,326 50,114 53,212 Percent................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................. 28.2 32.1 24.4 45.3 48.3 42.9 25.3 29.3 21.6 Married, spouse present....................... 53.7 55.5 52.0 29.8 34.3 26.2 57.0 58.9 55.2 Married, spouse absent........................ 3.1 2.6 3.6 7.6 6.1 8.9 2.2 1.8 2.5 Widowed....................................... 6.5 2.3 10.5 6.7 2.7 10.0 6.9 2.4 11.2 Divorced...................................... 8.5 7.4 9.5 10.5 8.7 12.0 8.6 7.6 9.5 Educational Attainment Total, 25 to 34 years old................... 26,929 13,461 13,468 2,395 1,062 1,333 19,773 9,865 9,908 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade......................... 4.1 4.5 3.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.9 High school graduate or more................ 88.0 87.0 89.0 85.1 84.8 85.3 93.7 93.1 94.3 Some college or associate degree........... 28.9 26.9 30.9 31.6 28.5 34.0 30.1 28.0 32.3 Bachelor's degree or more.................. 26.0 26.2 25.9 15.6 17.8 13.9 29.8 30.0 29.6 Type of Family 1/ All families................................ 44,434 (X) (X) 3,555 (X) (X) 35,160 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple................................ 78.0 (X) (X) 43.7 (X) (X) 82.8 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present......... 17.2 (X) (X) 49.7 (X) (X) 13.0 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present........... 4.8 (X) (X) 6.5 (X) (X) 4.2 (X) (X) Families with Householder 55 Years and Over 1/ All families................................ 12,813 (X) (X) 783 (X) (X) 11,013 (X) (X) Percent................................... 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple................................ 84.3 (X) (X) 59.8 (X) (X) 87.0 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present......... 12.2 (X) (X) 34.6 (X) (X) 9.9 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present........... 3.5 (X) (X) 5.6 (X) (X) 3.1 (X) (X) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1995 Current Population Survey.