Selected Social and Economic Characteristics of the White Population in the United States: March 1995 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: May 1996 (Numbers in thousands. For meaning of symbols, see text) ============================================================================== | | | Characteristic | All | | | persons | Male | Female ============================================================================== REGION All persons................................ 216,751 106,520 110,231 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 South........................................ 32.7 32.6 32.7 North and West............................... 67.3 67.4 67.3 Northeast.................................. 20.1 19.9 20.3 Midwest.................................... 24.8 24.7 24.9 West....................................... 22.5 22.8 22.1 RESIDENCE All persons................................ 216,751 106,520 110,231 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 All metropolitan areas....................... 78.4 78.4 78.4 Inside central cities...................... 25.0 24.9 25.1 Outside central cities..................... 53.3 53.4 53.2 Nonmetropolitan areas........................ 21.6 21.6 21.6 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AGE Total...................................... 216,751 106,520 110,231 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ 7.3 7.7 7.0 5 to 9 years................................. 7.2 7.5 6.8 10 to 14 years............................... 7.1 7.4 6.8 15 to 19 years............................... 6.6 6.9 6.4 20 to 24 years............................... 6.7 6.9 6.6 25 to 29 years............................... 7.2 7.4 7.0 30 to 34 years............................... 8.3 8.5 8.2 35 to 44 years............................... 16.2 16.6 15.9 45 to 54 years............................... 12.1 12.1 12.0 55 to 64 years............................... 8.3 8.2 8.5 65 to 74 years............................... 7.5 6.8 8.1 75 years and over............................ 5.4 4.2 6.7 16 years and over............................ 77.1 76.1 78.1 18 years and over............................ 74.4 73.3 75.5 21 years and over............................ 70.6 69.3 71.8 55 years and over............................ 21.2 19.1 23.2 65 years and over............................ 12.9 11.0 14.8 Median age (years)........................... 34.7 33.7 35.8 MARITAL STATUS Total, 15 years and over................... 170,051 82,566 87,484 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ 24.7 28.7 20.9 Married, spouse present...................... 57.3 59.0 55.7 Married, spouse absent....................... 2.7 2.4 3.1 Widowed...................................... 6.7 2.3 10.7 Divorced..................................... 8.7 7.7 9.7 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. 33,739 16,952 16,787 Percent completed-- Less than 9th grade........................ 4.1 4.6 3.5 High school graduate or more............... 87.6 86.6 89.1 Some college or associate degree.......... 28.1 26.0 30.2 Bachelor's degree or more................. 26.4 26.3 26.6 FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS 1/ TYPE OF FAMILY All families............................... 58,437 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... 82.0 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ 13.7 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... 4.3 (X) (X) SIZE OF FAMILY Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) Two persons.................................. 43.8 (X) (X) Three persons................................ 22.4 (X) (X) Four persons................................. 21.0 (X) (X) Five persons................................. 8.6 (X) (X) Six persons.................................. 2.8 (X) (X) Seven or more persons........................ 1.4 (X) (X) AGE OF FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) 15 to 34 years............................... 23.5 (X) (X) 35 to 44 years............................... 26.0 (X) (X) 45 to 54 years............................... 20.0 (X) (X) 55 years and over............................ 30.5 (X) (X) NUMBER OF EARNERS IN FAMILIES Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) No earners................................... 14.5 (X) (X) One earner................................... 26.8 (X) (X) Two earners.................................. 45.9 (X) (X) Three or more earners........................ 12.8 (X) (X) RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) No related children.......................... 49.4 (X) (X) With related children........................ 50.5 (X) (X) One child................................... 20.9 (X) (X) Two children................................ 19.6 (X) (X) Three children.............................. 7.3 (X) (X) Four or more children....................... 2.7 (X) (X) OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) No own children.............................. 52.2 (X) (X) With own children............................ 47.8 (X) (X) One child................................... 19.7 (X) (X) Two children................................ 18.8 (X) (X) Three children.............................. 6.9 (X) (X) Four or more children....................... 2.4 (X) (X) OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) No own children.............................. 78.2 (X) (X) With own children............................ 21.9 (X) (X) One child................................... 15.0 (X) (X) Two children................................ 6.0 (X) (X) Three children.............................. 0.8 (X) (X) Four or more children....................... 0.1 (X) (X) ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS LABOR FORCE STATUS 2/ Total persons, 16 years and over......... 166,367 80,365 86,002 In civilian labor force...................... 110,980 60,451 50,528 Percent in civilian labor force............ 66.7 75.2 58.8 Employed................................. 105,221 57,063 48,158 Unemployed............................... 5,758 3,388 2,370 Percent unemployed..................... 5.2 5.6 4.7 Not in labor force........................... 55,387 19,914 35,474 OCCUPATION 2/ Employed persons, 16 years and over........ 105,221 57,063 48,158 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 Managerial and professional specialty........ 29.4 28.2 30.9 Technical, sales, and administrative support.................................... 30.3 20.2 42.2 Service...................................... 12.7 9.3 16.7 Farming, forestry, and fishing............... 2.9 4.2 1.3 Precision production, craft, and repair...... 11.1 18.7 2.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers......... 13.6 19.3 7.0 CLASS OF WORKER 2/ Employed persons, 16 years and over........ 105,221 57,063 48,158 Percent.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 Private wage and salary workers.............. 76.4 77.6 75.0 Federal government workers................... 2.4 2.6 2.2 State government workers..................... 4.2 3.6 4.8 Local government workers..................... 7.9 5.7 10.4 Self-employed workers........................ 9.0 10.4 7.4 Unpaid family workers........................ 0.2 0.1 0.2 INCOME OF PERSONS Persons 15 years old and over with income.. (X) 78,220 80,045 Percent.................................. (X) 100.0 100.0 $1 to $4,999 or loss......................... (X) 10.1 23.5 $5,000 to $9,999............................. (X) 10.9 20.9 $10,000 to $19,999........................... (X) 23.0 25.4 $20,000 to $29,999........................... (X) 17.8 14.5 $30,000 and over............................. (X) 38.2 15.8 Median income....................(dollars)... (X) 22,669 11,630 Standard error.................(dollars)... (X) 174 77 PER CAPITA INCOME Per capita income................(dollars)... 17,611 (X) (X) MEDIAN EARNINGS OF PERSONS Persons 25 years old and over with earnings........................(dollars)... (X) 29,209 16,935 Standard error.................(dollars)... (X) 232 119 Year-round, full-time workers..(dollars)... (X) 33,300 23,770 Standard error...............(dollars)... (X) 299 185 Year-round, full-time earnings by educational attainment- High school graduate..........(dollars)... (X) 28,550 19,918 Standard error...............(dollars)... (X) 358 201 Some college, no degree.......(dollars)... (X) 31,882 22,392 Standard error...............(dollars)... (X) 270 292 Bachelor's degree or higher...(dollars)... (X) 47,963 33,593 Standard error...............(dollars)... (X) 689 540 INCOME OF FAMILIES 1/ Total families............................. 58,437 (X) (X) Percent.................................. 100.0 (X) (X) Under $10,000................................ 6.8 (X) (X) $10,000 to $24,999........................... 20.8 (X) (X) $25,000 to $34,999........................... 14.5 (X) (X) $35,000 to $49,999........................... 18.5 (X) (X) $50,000 and over............................. 39.4 (X) (X) Median income................................ 40,884 (X) (X) Standard error............................. 211 (X) (X) POVERTY FAMILY STATUS BY POVERTY LEVEL 3/ Total persons........................... 216,460 (X) (X) Number below poverty level............ 25,379 (X) (X) Percent below poverty level........... 11.7 (X) (X) In families.................................. 182,546 (X) (X) Number below poverty level................. 18,474 (X) (X) Percent below poverty level................ 10.1 (X) (X) Householder............................... 58,444 (X) (X) Number below poverty level.............. 5,312 (X) (X) Percent below poverty level............. 9.1 (X) (X) Related children under 18 years........... 54,221 (X) (X) Number below poverty level.............. 8,826 (X) (X) Percent below poverty level............. 16.3 (X) (X) Other family members...................... 69,881 (X) (X) Number below poverty level.............. 4,336 (X) (X) Percent below poverty level............. 6.2 (X) (X) Unrelated individuals........................ 32,569 (X) (X) Number below poverty level................. 6,292 (X) (X) Percent below poverty level................ 19.3 (X) (X) WORK EXPERIENCE BY POVERTY LEVEL Total persons, 15 years and over........ 169,344 81,893 87,450 Number below poverty level............ 17,220 6,776 10,444 Percent below poverty level........... 10.2 8.3 11.9 Worked....................................... 117,451 63,222 54,228 Number below poverty level................. 7,223 3,564 3,659 Percent below poverty level................ 6.1 5.6 6.7 50 to 52 weeks.............................. 83,620 47,437 36,184 Number below poverty level................ 2,682 1,491 1,191 Percent below poverty level............... 3.2 3.1 3.3 49 weeks or less............................ 33,830 15,786 18,045 Number below poverty level................ 4,541 2,073 2,468 Percent below poverty level............... 13.4 13.1 13.7 Did not work................................. 51,893 18,671 33,222 Number below poverty level................. 9,997 3,212 6,785 Percent below poverty level................ 19.3 17.2 20.4 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Families in group quarters are excluded. These data may vary from other reports containing data from the March 1995 Current Population Survey. 2/ Data from labor force status, occupation, and class of worker shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionized population for March 1995 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes. Data released by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with data shown in this report due to differences in methodological procedures and seasonal adjustment of the data. 3/ Data from families include families in group quarters. Families and unrelated individuals will not add to total persons because unrelated subfamilies are not included.