Table 1. Selected Social Characteristics of the Population, by Sex, Region, and Race: March 1996 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: June 26, 1997 (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...................................... | 264,314 129,143 135,171| 33,889 15,824 18,065| 191,271 93,712 97,559 Percent.................................. | 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ | 7.6 8.0 7.2| 9.6 10.5 8.7| 6.5 6.8 6.2 5 to 9 years................................. | 7.6 8.0 7.3| 9.9 10.6 9.3| 6.8 7.1 6.4 10 to 14 years............................... | 7.4 7.7 7.0| 9.1 9.8 8.4| 6.8 7.1 6.5 15 to 19 years............................... | 7.1 7.3 6.8| 8.7 9.3 8.3| 6.5 6.8 6.2 20 to 24 years............................... | 6.7 6.8 6.6| 7.5 7.4 7.6| 6.1 6.2 5.9 25 to 29 years............................... | 7.4 7.6 7.2| 7.7 7.5 7.9| 7.0 7.1 6.9 30 to 34 years............................... | 8.1 8.2 8.0| 8.1 7.7 8.4| 7.9 8.0 7.7 35 to 44 years............................... | 16.3 16.5 16.1| 15.6 15.4 15.9| 16.7 17.0 16.3 45 to 54 years............................... | 11.9 11.9 12.0| 10.2 10.2 10.2| 12.9 12.9 13.0 55 to 64 years............................... | 8.0 7.8 8.1| 6.3 5.9 6.6| 8.8 8.7 8.8 65 to 74 years............................... | 6.9 6.4 7.4| 4.4 3.7 5.0| 8.0 7.5 8.6 75 years and over............................ | 5.1 3.9 6.2| 2.9 2.0 3.8| 6.1 4.8 7.4 | | | 16 years and over............................ | 75.9 74.8 77.0| 69.6 67.0 71.8| 78.6 77.6 79.5 18 years and over............................ | 73.1 71.8 74.3| 66.0 63.1 68.5| 75.9 74.8 77.0 21 years and over............................ | 69.0 67.7 70.3| 61.1 57.9 63.8| 72.2 71.0 73.4 55 years and over............................ | 20.0 18.1 21.7| 13.6 11.6 15.3| 22.9 20.9 24.8 65 years and over............................ | 12.0 10.3 13.6| 7.3 5.7 8.7| 14.1 12.2 16.0 | | | Median age (years)........................... | 33.9 32.8 34.9| 28.4 26.6 29.9| 36.5 35.5 37.5 | | | Marital Status | | | | | | Total, 15 years and over................... | 204,625 98,593 106,031| 24,214 10,922 13,292| 152,907 74,040 78,867 Percent.................................. | 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ | 27.5 31.1 24.1| 43.6 46.8 41.0| 23.6 27.2 20.3 Married, spouse present...................... | 53.4 55.4 51.6| 31.0 34.9 27.7| 57.8 59.9 55.8 Married, spouse absent....................... | 3.5 3.0 4.0| 8.1 6.4 9.5| 2.4 2.1 2.7 Widowed...................................... | 6.6 2.5 10.4| 6.6 2.5 10.0| 7.1 2.7 11.2 Divorced..................................... | 8.9 7.9 9.9| 10.6 9.3 11.8| 9.1 8.1 10.0 | | | Educational Attainment | | | | | | Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. | 40,919 20,390 20,528| 5,353 2,412 2,941| 28,357 14,132 14,226 Percent completed-- | | | Less than 9th grade........................ | 3.9 4.0 3.7| 1.9 1.3 2.5| 1.2 1.1 1.3 High school graduate or more............... | 86.9 85.9 87.9| 84.5 85.2 84.0| 92.0 91.2 92.7 Some college or associate degree......... | 28.4 27.1 29.7| 32.1 31.7 32.4| 29.4 28.2 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more................ | 26.5 25.9 27.1| 13.7 11.2 15.7| 30.6 30.3 30.9 | | | Type of Family 1/ | | | | | | All families............................... | 69,594 (X) (X)| 8,055 (X) (X)| 52,858 (X) (X) Percent.................................. | 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... | 77.0 (X) (X)| 46.1 (X) (X)| 82.8 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ | 18.0 (X) (X)| 46.8 (X) (X)| 12.8 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... | 5.0 (X) (X)| 7.1 (X) (X)| 4.3 (X) (X) | | | Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/| | | | | | All families............................... | 20,440 (X) (X)| 1,794 (X) (X)| 17,020 (X) (X) Percent.................................. | 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... | 83.3 (X) (X)| 56.0 (X) (X)| 86.9 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ | 13.4 (X) (X)| 37.8 (X) (X)| 10.3 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... | 3.3 (X) (X)| 6.3 (X) (X)| 2.8 (X) (X) | | | SOUTH | | | | | | Age | | | | | | Total...................................... | 92,225 44,649 47,576| 18,599 8,534 10,065| 62,419 30,493 31,926 Percent.................................. | 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ | 7.5 7.8 7.1| 9.7 10.9 8.7| 6.2 6.3 6.1 5 to 9 years................................. | 7.4 7.9 6.9| 9.7 10.1 9.3| 6.4 7.0 5.8 10 to 14 years............................... | 7.3 7.6 7.0| 8.9 9.6 8.4| 6.6 6.9 6.3 15 to 19 years............................... | 7.0 7.4 6.6| 9.4 10.3 8.5| 6.0 6.3 5.7 20 to 24 years............................... | 6.8 6.7 6.8| 7.6 7.0 8.0| 6.2 6.2 6.2 25 to 29 years............................... | 7.1 7.0 7.2| 7.3 7.0 7.6| 6.8 6.7 6.9 30 to 34 years............................... | 8.4 8.3 8.4| 8.5 8.0 8.9| 8.1 8.1 8.1 35 to 44 years............................... | 16.0 16.5 15.6| 15.8 15.7 15.9| 16.4 17.1 15.8 45 to 54 years............................... | 12.0 11.8 12.2| 9.7 9.9 9.6| 13.1 12.9 13.4 55 to 64 years............................... | 8.4 8.3 8.5| 6.1 5.7 6.4| 9.5 9.5 9.4 65 to 74 years............................... | 7.2 6.6 7.7| 4.0 3.3 4.6| 8.6 8.0 9.2 75 years and over............................ | 5.0 4.0 6.0| 3.3 2.3 4.1| 6.1 4.9 7.2 | | | 16 years and over............................ | 76.4 75.1 77.7| 69.9 67.3 72.0| 79.5 78.3 80.7 18 years and over............................ | 73.5 72.0 74.9| 65.9 63.0 68.3| 77.0 75.7 78.3 21 years and over............................ | 69.5 67.8 71.0| 60.7 57.4 63.5| 73.4 72.0 74.8 55 years and over............................ | 20.6 18.9 22.2| 13.3 11.3 15.0| 24.2 22.4 25.9 65 years and over............................ | 12.2 10.5 13.7| 7.2 5.6 8.6| 14.7 12.9 16.4 | | | Median age (years)........................... | 34.2 33.3 35.0| 28.2 26.4 29.6| 37.3 36.4 38.2 | | | Marital Status | | | | | | Total, 15 years and over................... | 71,804 34,226 37,578| 13,330 5,921 7,409| 50,407 24,289 26,118 Percent.................................. | 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ | 25.3 28.4 22.4| 42.2 45.5 39.6| 20.1 23.2 17.2 Married, spouse present...................... | 54.1 56.8 51.7| 32.1 36.4 28.7| 60.4 62.9 58.1 Married, spouse absent....................... | 4.1 3.7 4.5| 8.4 6.9 9.7| 2.5 2.3 2.8 Widowed...................................... | 6.8 2.5 10.7| 6.9 2.5 10.4| 7.2 2.7 11.4 Divorced..................................... | 9.6 8.5 10.6| 10.3 8.7 11.6| 9.7 8.8 10.6 | | | Educational Attainment | | | | | | Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. | 14,263 6,858 7,405| 2,947 1,284 1,663| 9,264 4,503 4,761 Percent completed-- | | | Less than 9th grade........................ | 3.6 3.8 3.4| 2.3 1.6 2.7| 1.8 1.5 2.0 High school graduate or more............... | 85.2 83.1 87.1| 83.3 83.0 83.6| 88.8 87.1 90.5 Some college or associate degree......... | 28.5 26.8 30.2| 30.4 28.1 32.2| 28.8 27.0 30.6 Bachelor's degree or more................ | 23.5 22.5 24.4| 13.4 10.0 16.1| 27.8 27.7 27.9 | | | Type of Family 1/ | | | | | | All families............................... | 25,098 (X) (X)| 4,496 (X) (X)| 18,018 (X) (X) Percent.................................. | 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... | 76.1 (X) (X)| 47.0 (X) (X)| 83.8 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ | 19.1 (X) (X)| 46.4 (X) (X)| 12.0 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... | 4.8 (X) (X)| 6.6 (X) (X)| 4.2 (X) (X) | | | Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/| | | | | | All families............................... | 7,697 (X) (X)| 1,011 (X) (X)| 6,134 (X) (X) Percent.................................. | 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... | 81.3 (X) (X)| 51.8 (X) (X)| 86.7 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ | 15.3 (X) (X)| 41.8 (X) (X)| 10.4 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... | 3.5 (X) (X)| 6.4 (X) (X)| 2.8 (X) (X) | | | NORTH AND WEST | | | | | | Age | | | | | | Total...................................... | 172,089 84,494 87,595| 15,290 7,290 8,000| 128,852 63,219 65,633 Percent.................................. | 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Under 5 years................................ | 7.7 8.0 7.3| 9.4 10.1 8.7| 6.7 7.1 6.3 5 to 9 years................................. | 7.8 8.1 7.5| 10.2 11.2 9.3| 6.9 7.1 6.8 10 to 14 years............................... | 7.4 7.7 7.1| 9.2 10.1 8.5| 6.8 7.1 6.6 15 to 19 years............................... | 7.1 7.3 6.9| 8.0 8.0 7.9| 6.8 7.0 6.5 20 to 24 years............................... | 6.6 6.8 6.4| 7.4 7.8 7.0| 6.0 6.3 5.8 25 to 29 years............................... | 7.5 7.8 7.2| 8.2 8.1 8.3| 7.0 7.2 6.9 30 to 34 years............................... | 8.0 8.2 7.8| 7.6 7.4 7.7| 7.8 8.0 7.6 35 to 44 years............................... | 16.4 16.5 16.4| 15.4 14.9 15.9| 16.8 17.0 16.6 45 to 54 years............................... | 11.9 11.9 11.9| 10.8 10.4 11.1| 12.8 13.0 12.7 55 to 64 years............................... | 7.7 7.5 7.9| 6.5 6.2 6.8| 8.4 8.3 8.5 65 to 74 years............................... | 6.8 6.3 7.3| 4.8 4.2 5.5| 7.7 7.2 8.3 75 years and over............................ | 5.1 3.9 6.3| 2.5 1.6 3.4| 6.1 4.7 7.5 | | | 16 years and over............................ | 75.7 74.7 76.7| 69.2 66.6 71.6| 78.1 77.3 79.0 18 years and over............................ | 72.8 71.7 73.9| 66.2 63.4 68.8| 75.4 74.4 76.4 21 years and over............................ | 68.8 67.6 69.9| 61.5 58.6 64.2| 71.6 70.5 72.7 55 years and over............................ | 19.6 17.7 21.5| 13.9 12.0 15.7| 22.3 20.2 24.3 65 years and over............................ | 11.9 10.1 13.6| 7.4 5.8 8.9| 13.9 11.9 15.8 | | | Median age (years)........................... | 33.7 32.6 34.9| 28.6 26.7 30.2| 36.2 35.1 37.2 | | | Marital Status | | | | | | Total, 15 years and over................... | 132,820 64,367 68,453| 10,884 5,001 5,883| 102,500 49,751 52,749 Percent.................................. | 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0| 100.0 100.0 100.0 Never married................................ | 28.7 32.6 25.0| 45.4 48.4 42.8| 25.3 29.1 21.8 Married, spouse present...................... | 53.0 54.7 51.5| 29.5 33.1 26.5| 56.5 58.5 54.7 Married, spouse absent....................... | 3.2 2.7 3.7| 7.7 5.9 9.3| 2.3 2.0 2.6 Widowed...................................... | 6.5 2.5 10.3| 6.3 2.6 9.5| 7.0 2.7 11.1 Divorced..................................... | 8.6 7.5 9.5| 11.0 10.0 11.9| 8.8 7.8 9.8 | | | Educational Attainment | | | | | | Total, 25 to 34 years old.................. | 26,655 13,532 13,123| 2,406 1,128 1,278| 19,094 9,628 9,465 Percent completed-- | | | Less than 9th grade........................ | 4.0 4.2 3.9| 1.6 1.0 2.1| 0.9 0.8 1.0 High school graduate or more............... | 87.8 87.3 88.4| 86.0 87.7 84.5| 93.5 93.2 93.8 Some college or associate degree......... | 28.3 27.3 29.4| 34.1 35.7 32.7| 29.6 28.7 30.5 Bachelor's degree or more................ | 28.1 27.6 28.7| 14.0 12.6 15.3| 32.0 31.6 32.4 | | | Type of Family 1/ | | | | | | All families............................... | 44,497 (X) (X)| 3,560 (X) (X)| 34,840 (X) (X) Percent.................................. | 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... | 77.5 (X) (X)| 45.0 (X) (X)| 82.3 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ | 17.4 (X) (X)| 47.2 (X) (X)| 13.3 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... | 5.2 (X) (X)| 7.8 (X) (X)| 4.4 (X) (X) | | | Families With Householder 55 Years and Over 1/| | | | | | All families............................... | 12,743 (X) (X)| 782 (X) (X)| 10,886 (X) (X) Percent.................................. | 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X)| 100.0 (X) (X) Married couple............................... | 84.5 (X) (X)| 61.4 (X) (X)| 87.0 (X) (X) Female householder, no spouse present........ | 12.3 (X) (X)| 32.6 (X) (X)| 10.2 (X) (X) Male householder, no spouse present.......... | 3.2 (X) (X)| 6.1 (X) (X)| 2.8 (X) (X) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The data for families do not include families in group quarters. For March 1996, in some CPS publications the data for families include group quarters.